February 18, 2006 Magic - Who's Onboard? Roll Call post #156

[Pea-n-Me]

Any other DISer's out there getting excited about this trip even though it's a long way off?

[mjvans]

:( sorry we won't be onboard.........
Michelle

[christinou]

We are there.........
Only 498 more days to go.
4 of us are going, DH, DDs will will be 10 and 8 and myself.
We are also going February 26, 2005.

[Pea-n-Me]

Happy to meet you! It'll be nice to have a firsthand report of what February is like after you take your '05 cruise and any other good tips you want to share. My DD and DS will be 8 1/2 on that cruise so our kids will be in the clubs together. Thanks for posting. :boat:

[christinou]

I can tell you about February, we went in February this year (can you tell we loved it, we have 2 more planned).
The weather was beautiful, great break from the snow of upstate NY. We just went to the beach in St. Marteen, took the water taxi from the ship, and went shopping in St. Thomas. My husband went scuba diving in both ports and really enjoyed it.
I would be happy to answer any specific questions.

[mykel mouse]

mykel mouse his wife sandy mouse and the two little mouseketeers will be on the cruise with you.

[Pea-n-Me]

OK, now we're on a roll...:teeth: How old are the Mousketeers? Have you been on the DCL before or is this the first Mousekertrip? :confused3

[mykel mouse]

My oldest mouseketeer is 6 and my youndest is 2. In pluto years that is 42 and 14 respectively.

[mykel mouse]

Are there laundry facilities onboard

[Pea-n-Me]

Yes there are, Mykel. :teeth: In fact DH likes to do the laundry and iron while we're onboard (we're one of the rare families that actually like being near the laundry, lol)! :love2: Are you and Sandy Mouse planning on doing laudry on the ship? :crazy:

P.S. Mykel - I strongly recommend against anyone moving our stuff out of the machines *before* they're done, DH's been known to get a little *mad* when that happens! :scared1:

BTW, where are you staying? :scratchin

[mykel mouse]

Sandy mouse and Mykel mouse do not plan on doing laundry unless needed!!!!!

We are staying far away from DH during laundry time. I heard he takes people lunch money!!!
pirate:

[djs113]

Is anyone booked on this cruise?

- David

[Pea-n-Me]

:cool1: :sunny:

Christine, have a good time on your cruise next week and let us know how it was when you come back!! :boat:

Mykel Mouse, have you been saving your change?? :teeth:

[christinou]

Thak you so much for the good wishes, we are really looking forward to it.......

[JenGang]

We just got off the Magic this morning and I'm happy to say that we'll be joining all of you on the 2/18/06 Eastern.

I'm Jen and my DH is Joe. We're traveling without our kids next year just because we need some "us" time. Looking forward to getting to know all of you. :teeth:

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi Jen and Joe - hey, our countdowns match!! :Pinkbounc

Wondering if you mind a few questions? Now that our WDW trip is over I'm looking forward to planning our cruise...

How was your cruise? Was the ship full? Can you tell us anything about the weather while you were in the Carribean? DH and I were wondering a bit about the formal night which we've never done before - did Joe wear a tux? What excursions did you do?

Thanks so much and nice to meet you! :sunny:

[disneypilots]

Hello to all..........

We just got back from last weeks Magic trip to the Western.......

A Big Hello and :grouphug: to Jen and Joe..........

We are booked on the 18th as well........ myself...............DW Laura........ DD Elizabeth 13........ and DS Bobby 11.


Now I just have to fix my countdown.........

Mark

[rottie110]

First time cruising for myself and my almost 5 yr old by then, we are on the Feb18, 2006 cruise with 11 other family members. The rest of my family has been on the Magic before, and loved it. I am so excited I cant wait, and my son watches the dvd all the time.

[Pea-n-Me]

Welcome, guys!

And a special welcome to you rottie110 since it's your first Dis post! :disrocks: You must be very excited!! Party of 12 - that should be fun!! (How many rotties do you have??)

disneypilots, what was your cruise like? Would love to hear about it. :boat:

[disneypilots]

Welcome, guys!

And a special welcome to you rottie110 since it's your first Dis post! :disrocks: You must be very excited!! Party of 12 - that should be fun!! (How many rotties do you have??)

disneypilots, what was your cruise like? Would love to hear about it. :boat:


Hi Linda, Will give you the cruise rundown once we recover from the 19 hour drive back . LOL

Jen.............Less than 51 weeks............... :hourglass


Mark pirate:

[JenGang]

Linda, thanks for the welcome. Now that things have settled down a little bit, I can tell you about our trip some.

First off, we had the best time because before the cruise, we met a great group of people on the DIS board! Mark and his wife Laura are so much fun to be with. I miss them very much. :sad2:

Second, we had GREAT weather! I would have to guess that the average temp was 80-85°. It was a little cloudly Friday morning when we got to Castaway Cay but by noon the sky cleared and I burned quite nicely. LOL

I enjoyed Garnd Cayman the most because we swam with the stingrays. I was really nervous about it but those fears quickly went away when I got in the water with them. They are so gentle and soft!

We didn't have great servers but I managed to survive. Like I've said to others, even bad service is better than no service, which is exactly what I have at home! LOL

OK, I have to run now but if you have any questions, ask away!

[rottie110]

Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to learning more about the cruise, Right now I dont have any rotties, just a few kittys LOL

[JenGang]

I just cancelled our cruise on the 18th because we rebooked on RCCL. We're getting a room with a balcony cheaper than we can get a room with a window on DCL. DisneyPilots (Mark) and his family have also cancelled their cruise on the 18th.

[Sassikay]

Sorry to hear you cancelled the Disney. We took a RCCL last April to the Southern Carribean. The trip was nice, but we prefer Disney. And our youngest was 13 at the time, but even all the adults enjoyed Disney more. We go again on the Magic on 2/18/06. We can't wait!

[Pea-n-Me]

:( Jen and Mark, we'll miss you! Have a great cruise.

Welcome, Sassikay!

[Dreamer04]

Hi David! We just got off the 2/19 Magic and rebooked onboard for 2/18! I am glad to see a thread started already!
Our plan is to fly donw day before, stay at Hyatt, have DCL transfer our bags and take car service to port.
It will be me 44, DH 42, DS 15 and DD 7.

[Tink Fans]

:rotfl: :cool1: :rotfl: :cool1:


:wave2: Hi everyone. My family (me, hubby, DD's :earsgirl: 10, :earsgirl: 7) will be joining you all next year. In 2001 we did the 3-day cruise and the Western in 2003 and looking forward to the extra days on this ship - hopefully for some relaxation and doing some of the activities we didn't do last time.

Christinou: Hope you had a nice cruise last week -- was it the Eastern or Western? Looks like our older DD's will be in the club together. How did they like it this past week? On our 2003 cruise my 10 year old DD didn't spend much time there and I'm hoping and :worship: she'll go a bit more this time around. My youngest loved it both times.

Looking forward to chatting with you all.

[Pea-n-Me]

:wave2: Tink Fans!

[Tink Fans]

Hey Linda - thanks. My youngest DD will be 2 months shy of 8 y/o so I think she'll be in the 5-7 group. Not sure if the groups were 5-7 and 8-10 y/o.

Any ideas for the excursions? I'll have to start looking into that stuff. Busy planning a birthday bash in Disney during April! I did snag some formal wear after New Years - couldn't pass it up. My husband didn't wear the tux - just a suit. Not sure what he'll do for this one.

Maureen :flower:

[Sassikay]

Hi,
We are going on this cruise. There are a total of 13 of us! I have a son who will be 15 when we go. We have cruised Disney before and love it! Can't wait to go again!

[christinou]

We just came back from our western, we had a great time, but lousy weather, castaway way was rainy until noon, then windy and cool. Unfortunately, we will not join you next year, we have decided to wait until 2007 to cruise again.........
My girls had a great time, but did not spend much time in the club.

[Pea-n-Me]

We just came back from our western, we had a great time, but lousy weather, castaway way was rainy until noon, then windy and cool. Unfortunately, we will not join you next year, we have decided to wait until 2007 to cruise again.........
My girls had a great time, but did not spend much time in the club.aawwww - we'll miss you. Glad you had a nice cruise. Who knows, maybe we'll see you in '07! ;)

[mykel mouse]

I am there and I think about it every day. Now that it is march we are one month closer.

[Dreamer04]

Hi all-We're coming, too! Rebooked onboard during our 2/19/05 cruise.
It'll be Me 45, DH 43, DS 16, DD8.

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi Dreamer! :wave: Sounds like some of our DDs will be in the clubs together.

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi Guys!

Just wondering re: the men and boys - is anyone renting tuxes or will they be wearing suits? Trying to decide (there are a lot of tuxes sold fairly inexpensively on EBay)....

[jillmom2]

My family will be on the Feb 18 eastern cruise. We are from Michigan My family of 4 is myself, my husband and two boys ages 8 and 12 at cruise time. Would love to hear from others with children around this age. It is our first disney cruise. I have cruised once before to Hawaii but this is first time for my family. We are very excited and looking for all tips/advice. Thanks!! :cool1:

[Dreamer04]

Hi all! Just thought I'd jump on to see if anyone has joined our thread. Glad to see everyone. Jillmom2 you are going to get really stuck on DCL! As far as tips and advice, check out the trip reports thread.

Are you all planning on flying down the night before? If you are staying at the Hyatt, we could all meet up by the pool, or onboard!

[burma]

we are on the 2/18/06 also DW Me and DD 3 and DD4 . I booked our room at the raddison today got a 2 king bed suite. We are on deck 6. Cant wait to get back on the boat last feb was my first cruise ever and on the wonder ... had such a good time we booked the 7 night for this feb.

[Dreamer04]

Our first DCL cruise was a 4 day also! You'll love the 7 day!

I can't wait to book our Palo reservations and spa appointments online. As far as excursions, DH will be golfing on St Thomas and the kids and I will be hitting the beaches.

[burma]

Dreamer I may be interested in Golfing is he looking for some extra people?

[cadburysmom]

Hi there!

My DS11 and I will be joining you as well. We have absolutely loved our previous Disney cruises and are looking forward to yet another wonderful vacation! :teeth:

Mom from NC

[Dreamer04]

Dreamer I may be interested in Golfing is he looking for some extra people?


Hi! DH books this excursion thru Disney. Its expensive, but he loved it!

[burma]

ok thanks ill look into it ... did not look at the excursions because we were planning to go on our own ... but golf is always a good thing :)

[rottie110]

I am cruising with Sassikay, and the rest of our family my son is also going he will be 4.

[Pea-n-Me]

We're onboard! DH and me, DD8 and DS8. :boat:

There's another thread too:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=657328&referrerid=70088

Really looking forward to this trip!!

[burma]

we will be on the cruise on the 18th also . Deck 6.. Me, DW, DD3 and DD4.5 our second disney cruise and we are looking forward to it ... we plan on doing formal night. Tux and dresses for the Gals .... Maybe we can combine all these different threads into one Presidents week thread?

btw as of right now we are booked for Friday night at the Raddison at the Port.

[Pea-n-Me]

Maybe we can combine all these different threads into one Presidents week thread?
Great idea, how do you do that?

We are going down on Thursday before the cruise and thinking about staying at AKL or one of the Epcot resorts. We'll be cruising with friends so we want to see what their plans are too.

We are on Deck 6 too! Are you making a magnetic door sign? :rotfl:

[Pea-n-Me]

Tink Fans, I just noticed your question about shore excursions from a while ago. I've been thinking about them too. Here's a thread I posted, some great ideas came in. It's going to be hard to choose what to do!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=801058&referrerid=70088

[cadburysmom]

Hi all! :wave:

I replied on the other thread but wanted to check in here too. My DS11 and I are looking forward to yet another great Disney cruise on Feb 18. We had a blast on our cruise last January with all the fellow DISers....just wouldn't have been the same without them. :teeth:

I hope we can all get together for a DISmeet at least once during the cruise. In January, the ladies did Palo's brunch while the men played poker on the first sea day. I was hesitant at first and wasn't going to go, but am so glad I did. Everyone was so nice and it was fun to see familiar faces around the ship. We even did a few excursions together and had a great time. Of course there's always one you don't enjoy meeting, but never let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. We had a blast and would do it over again in a heartbeat! ::yes::

Can't wait til February! :Pinkbounc

[Dreamer04]

Hi all-just checking in.

[Pea-n-Me]

:wave2: Are people getting excited?? We've been talking a lot about it with the friends we're cruising with.

[rottie110]

My son has been watching the video, he had a birthday last weekend and asked me to get his goggles from Grammas and pack them so we dont forget, because he needs them to go underwater (he is 4).. LOL

my parents and I have been shopping for cruise clothes already, since we are in Buffalo there are no summer clothes to buy here in Feb. so we are doing it now, My sons bag is packed for the most part, so we dont use the new clothes during this summer LOL.

So yeah we are a bit excited, its funny to be looking so forward to winter when its 90 outside.

[Pea-n-Me]

With the permission of the OP of the second 2/18/06 thread - dsj113 - I asked a moderator to combine these threads and she did so nobody misses out on anything.

[burma]

we just spent the 4th in FLA West Palm area and decided to take the kids to WDW for a quick hit and run did 1 night 2 days there and we are looking forward to the cruise even more now ...

[burma]

*Bump:dancer:

[Lazeric]

Me my Disney Partner and our 11 yo disney daughter will be on our first Disney Cruise. We are also staying in the aprk for two days before we head out to the cruise.

We are all park veterans, but look forward to doing something different Disney this year.

Question for you: Anyone else traveling with their children around 11yo? My daughter is traveling alone and if she could meet someone before we leave..that would be great

Eric

[burma]

mine will be 3 and 4.5 at the time of the cruise

[Triggs2]

We are on board too for this cruise. This is our 3rd Disney cruise. We were on this cruise last February too. It was fantastic. We all had a blast. We have 2 girls who will be 10 and 6 at cruising time.
Can't wait! Nothing beats going to the beach when it is snowing at home.

[Dreamer04]

Hi all, just checking in again. We're just about 6 months away!!

My DD 8, and DS 16 can't wait. DH isn't as excited. He's even comsidering bailing on me! Either way-I'll be there!

[JUFAL]

AWRIGHT YOU WHIPPERSNAPPERS. YOU KIDS,, LITTLE AND BIG ARE ALREADY GITTIN OUTTA CONTROL AN DA BOATS NOT EVEN LEFT YET.
I'M 66 AN MY MRS. IS 48 BUT WE'LL TURN 13 ROUN THE TIME FEB. GITS HERE.
NEW YAWK IS WELL REPRESENTED ALREADY AN YA KIN ADD TWO MORE TA DAT NUMBER. NEW YAWK CITY, NEW YAWK, BORN AN BRED BOTH OF US.
A WORD TO YA'LL,PARTICULARLY NEW YAWKERS, MAKE FLIGHT RESERVATIONS EARLY.THAT'S PRESIDENTS WEEKEND, AND TICKETS ARE OUTRAGEOUS..WERE TAKING THE AUTO TRAIN ON THE 15 AND BACK TO BCV AFTER THAT AND FRANKLY THE AUTO TRAIN,WITH SLEEPER AND THE CAR COST LESS THAN ROUND TRIP FLIGHT ON ANY AIRLINE.
I CRUISED ONCT BEFOR BUT IT WAS WIT JOHNNY PAUL JONES ON THE OLD "SERAPIS",SO ANY ADVICE YOUSE CAN GIVE US I'D TAKE KINDLY.
JUST IN CASE ANYONE NOTICED, YER RITE, I COMBINE A SOUTHERN DRAWL
WIT A NEW YAWK TWANG.DATS BECUZ I COME FRUM SOUTHERN MANHATTAN
AN ONE LAST THING, THIS MESSAGE AINT GOT NUN OF DOSE FANCY DO DADS AROUND IT,BECUZ I AINT GOT NO IDEA WHUT I'M DOIN WEN IT COMES TO COMPUTERS AN SUCH LIKE DAT pirate: pirate:

[Dreamer04]

Jufal, Welcome to the DIS! Thanks for the tip about the Auto Train. I'll have to check it out.

Search for a thread, titled All the best tips in one place-summarized. Lots of info there. Also read the trip reports. You can learn from others mistakes and gain from their experience.

So, one question-Yankess or Mets?

[Dreamer04]

Jufal-here is a link to the thread for the best tips.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?threadid=468132

[Pea-n-Me]

Hey All! Jufal, we haven't even left yet and you're yelling at us already, LOL! Anything in particular you'd like to know? :dog2:

[JUFAL]

Pea & Dreamer
Thanks For The Info. I'm On It.................if I Can Figure How To Follow The Thread.
Relax,that First Message Was From My Alter Ego, I'm Back In Control Now And Wont Let Him Out Again.
I Dont Know What Happens When He Smells Salt Water Though,all We Can Do Is Hope !
Jufal & Dwarf #8

[JUFAL]

Dreamer
Found That Thread ....thanks.
I Hesitated To Answer The All Important Question In Case You Dont Agree And I Couldnt Find That Thread. I Dont Know How You Would React Then. So.........................YANKEES

After Last Night And This Afternoon?????????????????

[burma]

So, one question-Yankess or Mets?

As a Joiseyite transplanted here in New England I have to say

YANKEES! thank you :cool1:

[Pea-n-Me]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/base24.gif :teeth:

[mykel mouse]

Looking forward to the drink of the day, Pirate night, Jaful sound like your up for that, pirate:, and relaxing. :goodvibes

[Pea-n-Me]

mykel mouse, nice avatar! :jumping2: (this is my cyber cartwheel) :rotfl:

[cadburysmom]

Given the choice of Yankees vs Mets, I'd have to go with Yankees.... :smooth:

But with that said...please note that I prefer the REDSOX above all others! :cool1:
http://www.wroctv.com/data/sports_stories/8991_yankees-redsox.jpg

[mykel mouse]

I am taking my avatar and going home. Cadyburysmom just put it to shame.

[cadburysmom]

I am taking my avatar and going home. Cadyburysmom just put it to shame.:eek: Oh no, please don't go...I honestly wasn't trying to outdo you, just not good at minimizing images...I forgot how with men, size really DOES matter :blush:

....let me try again...now is this better????? :earboy2:

http://i.tsn.com/i/p/l/bb/redsox-vs.gif

[mykel mouse]

Why did the Red sox get minimized and not the Yankees :rolleyes: Us men can be sensitive too. :rotfl2:

[cadburysmom]

Why did the Red sox get minimized and not the Yankees :rolleyes: Us men can be sensitive too. :rotfl2: :blush: :p :rotfl2:

[Pea-n-Me]

I honestly wasn't trying to outdo you, just not good at minimizing images...I forgot how with men, size really DOES matter
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rolleyes1

Hey cadburysmom, are you cruising with us?? :confused3 :boat: Sure hope so.... :rotfl:

[JUFAL]

FOOTBALL.......ANYONE??? :confused3

[mykel mouse]

Football is alright with me. Jets or Giants :rotfl2:

[cadburysmom]

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rolleyes1

Hey cadburysmom, are you cruising with us?? :confused3 :boat: Sure hope so.... :rotfl:::yes:: Yes and am looking forward to meeting all of you! :cool1:

[burma]

GIANTS :rockband:

[njDISNEYnut]

Hey everyone:
Just found the thread, have been booked since day 1 when reservations openeed. Requested reservation 2 years in advance. We are a family of six , DW & myself and our 2 DS ( 4 & 10 ) & 2 DD ( 7 & 11 ) we are also bringing my Darling Mother-in-Law ( How do you abbreviate that??) so we will be a toal party of seven. Not many cabins hold this so gues what, we have Stateroom # 8030, the WDW suite. Cannot wait for the trip. It will be our 7th DCL and 9th in all. Our kids have the entire week off every year so we try to travel. Hope to see some of you..

Jim

[Pea-n-Me]

Hey Nut :cool1: No wonder you booked out so far!! What did you say - you're hosting the Dis meet in your stateroom? (just kidding) :rotfl: Sounds like you're in for a very special cruise. Welcome to the thread. Looking forward to hearing about your planning. :boat:

[mykel mouse]

Hey NJdisneynut. Heres what I am thinkink. If I show you my veranda will you show me your suite. :rotfl2: I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. :wave: Well I am traveling with Mother-in-law(MIL), FIL, wife, and 2ds. ages 7 and 3. Never thought about all going in one room. That might have been fun :bounce:. Were on the 6th floor. First time cruisers so it should be fun.

[njDISNEYnut]

Pea-n-me/Mykel
Thsi will be our 7th DCL trip. We actually have another DCL booked 07/29/06. I am an accountant, but the kids have this week off every year, so it is hard to resist travelling even though I am swamped at work.
I am sure we can arrange a meet in my room, only have to clear it by the DW. We have been in suites before, but never the WED. Looking forward to it.

[burma]

Can we file from the ship ... just thinkin ahead :teeth:

[njDISNEYnut]

Burma:
It may sound funny, but with an internet connection, I would be good to go. However, Being on DCL I will be trying to get away from all of that. A quick escape from reality, which Disney has always proven to be.

[burma]

Hey what dinner seating does everyone have
We requested early due to the fact the kids did not do so well with the late seating on our feb wonder cruise.

also anyone have an idea what night they might go to palo would be nice to see some people we almost know there

[njDISNEYnut]

Burma:
We have the main seating. Startign dinner at 8:30 and finishing 10-10:30 is not favorable to us. I know that we have to cut our day shorter to start getting all of us ready, but the one DCL DW & I took alone, we had the 2nd seating and found ourselves doing very little after dinner and then going to bed. We could never seem to get ready for the early show shown before dinner.
Our family, having 4 out of 7 kids ranging 4-11, think that we will get the dining rotation of APT. We have had this rotation for almost every one of our cruises. Irregardless, I think my DW & D M-I-L will do the Sunday Brunch and then we will do dinner at PALO on the last night. This will be the third time in the same restaurant and the " Best of series" can be skipped. So it is not definate, but right now this is the plan.
I have to admit that I will be spoiled by one of the Suite perks, that I can make all shore excursions, Palo & Spa resys 105 days in advance. So when the time comes, I will sent out a note as to what we did.

[Pea-n-Me]

LOL, the second seating didn't work out too well for us last time either. DS was sleeping in his pizza on CC day - a little tuckered out! :hyper2:

DH and I will probably do the Palo brunch and the dinner - not sure when yet (us commoners have to wait till we board so we'll see what's available). :rotfl: We've done both before and like each for different reasons: I love seeing the ocean during the daytime and the casual dress, and who can resist the chocolate souflee during the dinner? :love:

What's everyone thinking about shore excursions? For those who've done the Eastern before, what did you do? :confused3

The other thing I was wondering is who's getting tuxes and who's not? :listen:

Anyone got their magnetic door signs done yet? :fish:

[Triggs2]

We did the Eastern last Feb. Checked out the Butterfly Farm with stops at the open marketplace at St. Maarten. Wasn't too sure about the european style beaches and went that way instead..... It was nice but wouldn't do it again! Checked out the beaches at St. Thomas. Very easy to get a cab to Magen Bay Beach and back. Rather scary taxi ride but beautiful beach.! Want to try out the St. John adventure this time.

[burma]

I will be having my Tux pressed before we cruise hopefully it will stay wrinkle free just trying to decide between bow tie or regular tie ....

as for excursions we have decided to go it on our own since our kids are 3 and 4.5 at the time of the cruise disney does not offer anything we cant do on our own .

If anyone is interested in sharing a cab(van) on excursions let me know

[Pea-n-Me]

How's everyone doing?? :wave2:

[burma]

Ok we broke down and finished payin the trip off we were going to wait till Dec but we just wanted to worry about plane tickets ... Off to Aruba in 24 days then we will worry about the rest ....

[Pea-n-Me]

Hey, have a great time in Aruba!! :sunny:

[burma]

ok heres a question ... who is going down before the cruise and where are you all stayin ... we have the Raddison booked right now but are thinking of maybe trying to squeek in a few days before at the parks >

[mykel mouse]

My wife, 2 sons, and I will be going down early, probably thursday. Will be staying in disney but have not firmed up all the plans. Need to talk to my travel agent. :goodvibes . I know we are all looking forward to it, this being our first cruis and all. :banana:

[Dreamer04]

Hi everyone! We are flying down the day before. Still haven't firmed our plans on where to stay that night. I can't seem to get a good enought deal at the MCO Hyatt! $253 through hotwire-yikes!

The other consideration is the Radisson at the port. Any other suggestions?

[burma]

I booked a 2 king suite at the Raddison and it was $199 just to let you know I think a reg room was around 170 or so

[Dreamer04]

Burma, thanks! I booked a 2 double bed room for the 17th. We might change, but I wanted to make sure we had SOMETHING somewhere!

[Dreamer04]

Ok. After much discussion, DH and I decided that we will stick with our formula.
So our arrangements are:

Jetblue JFK to MCO 2/17
MCO Hyatt 2/17-2/18
Southern Elegance Limo Hyatt to Port 2/18
Same limo Port to MCO 2/25

We canceled our reservation at the Radisson and had our name removed from the shuttle for 2/18

FYI-You can reserve the shuttle as soon as you have your reservation. When we called they told us that we were the first ones on the list.

[burma]

maybe we should move to the hyatt so we can start the cruise off with a pre cruise drink or something ...

[Dreamer04]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Or we could meet onboard! A DIS-meet!!

[burma]

that would be great ... this will be our second cruise with DCL and our first 7 day would be nice to sit and shoot the breez for a bit with DISer's. Let me know if something is set up.

[Pea-n-Me]

We're staying at WDW for a couple of nights before the cruise, wherever I can get the best price. It's a little :crazy: because it goes from Value to Regular season Thursday so in some cases it's cheaper to book from Wed even if you're not coming in until Thursday. :scratchin

Need to talk to my travel agent. :goodvibes .
LOL, you might not be :goodvibes when you see my bill. :teeth: :rotfl:

[Dreamer04]

So what do you all think about the changes that DCL plans to make to the Magic in drydock? The movies screen sounds cool!

[burma]

I still have not seen a complete list of what they are doing ... I hope we have somewhat warm weather in Feb... a movie on the deck would be nice ... although I like sleeping in the theater .. but its easier to snore outside :)

[Pea-n-Me]

I am not really a spa person but the changes to the spa sound really nice - and tempting!! :sunny:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=909907&referrerid=70088

[Triggs2]

Where can you find a list of the changes that are being planned?

[Pea-n-Me]

Triggs, I posted a link to the thread that discussed some of the changes right above here. :sunny:

[njDISNEYnut]

Hey Guys
njDISNEYnut back online, sorry for the gap, just did not have the time to get on the boards. Unfortunately we will be flying in and out on the DCL air package. Remember Feb is a rough time for me as an accoutant. We are going back on another DCL in July and will do a week in WDW prior to that trip.
In regard to a cruise meet, lets see if we can coordinate something on board. I have the WDW suite, so as long as the DW has no complaint, we can try to do something on a Sea day.

Jimmy

[burma]

sounds good jimmy you could kill two birds with one stone if you want to have everyone meet at your place then move to one of the rooms on the 3rd deck we curious can have a look and then meet ....

Dave

[Triggs2]

Thanks for the link!!! I am looking forward to seeing the changes. The new spot for kids sounds great. I wonder if adults can play too.

[Dreamer04]

Jimmy, that sounds great! I would love that!

I am putting together a list of cruisers and I'll post it here when its finished.

[Lazeric]

Hi Everyone!

This is our first Disney Cruise..me (DD), partner (DP), daughter 11yo (DD), and our daughter's Disney God Parents (DGD and DGM).

We are seasoned WDW travelers, but this is our first time on the cruise. And the closer we get, the more excited we become. The godparents have traveled on the Wonder in the past, and they truly loved it, so we are all really looking forward to going on the 7 day cruise.

We are flying down on Thursday evening after school, and will be staying at Port Orleans French Quarter, so if there is any meeting up in the park by fellow DIS'ers, please let me know.

Our only concern is that our daughter is nervous about going because she doesn't have any friends traveling with us. How many out there have kids around 11yo traveling on the ship?

Eric

[Triggs2]

This is our 2nd time on the Magic! We had a such a great time last year that we convinced friends of ours to come with us for another trip. They have 2 children and we have 2 children. 1 of my daughters and their 2 children will be in the 5 -7 age group. But, my daughter will be in the 10 - 12 age group. She was little nervous last year about joining the Oceaneer Lab by herself. But, the people that work in the children's area are marvelous. They give the kids lots of things to do. There were times that my husband and I went to pick them up and they didn't want to go.....

So, in other words, she will have a great time! And, my daughter will be in her group!

::MickeyMo

[Lazeric]

I am glad to hear that about the Oceaneers Lab.

Maybe we should get our 10-12 year olds writing to each other before they meet on the ship.

Eric

[Triggs2]

Yes, my daughter Samantha is interested in being a penpal to someone else that is going on our trip. She says she is not sure what to say but otherwise okay.

[Haley'smom]

This will be our first cruise and we are very excited! :cool1: It will be DH, DD 7, my DSIL and me. I will keep reading up on all the great tips so that we do not commit any embarassing rookie mistakes! :rotfl:

[burma]

welcome aboard and dont worry seems like no matter how many times you go you always find something new ... see you boarding day

[cadburysmom]

Yes, my daughter Samantha is interested in being a penpal to someone else that is going on our trip. She says she is not sure what to say but otherwise okay.Now enough with the girl talk ;) , does anybody here have a DS11 interested in hanging out with a cool kid from NC? :p :cool1:

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi Everyone! :wave2: Time's getting closer, funny to see our counter's all say the same thing! :goodvibes

cadburysmom, hope your DS can find someone to hook up with. My DD and DS are both 8. It will be fun if all our kids can meet early in the cruise so they at least see some familiar faces in the clubs and around the ship. If any of the girls around my DD's age care to email a bit, she might enjoy that. PM me if interested.

Did everyone get their airfares booked? We booked ours last week, it was a bit :crazy: everyone must have been waiting, flights were disappearing and prices rising right before my very eyes! :earseek: But we're finally booked, good times at a decent price, thank you SWA!! (BTW, mykel mouse, you can buy me my first Bahama Mama for that one ;) ).

So we're making progress here. Am starting to pick up little things for the cruise. Just this morning bought an overnighter suitcase and also some bags to store our souvies in for the trip home. Pirate costumes ready, tried them out at MNSSHP two weeks ago. pirate: Still deciding on transportation and tuxes. Who's wearing tuxes, anyone?

We're getting excited!! :boat: :fish:

[njDISNEYnut]

Hey All:
Just finished online pre booking shore excursions, spa reservations, palo dining, and registered the kids for kids club. It took a little longer to do than I thought it would. I do have hi-speed cable but pages took long to update. Just to let everyone know this will be our 7th DCL. Decised to do shore excursions on ST. M & ST. T. on our own. Meaghans Bay for St. T. Possibly Dawn Beach or some other for St. M.
We reserved Swim with Stingrays and Bannana Boat ride on Castaway Cay.
I booked Brunch at Palo for DW & DM in law for Sunday. Booked Palo dinner for us Wednesday evening.

The trip will soon be here :banana: :cheer2: :bounce: :Pinkbounc :cool1:

[burma]

Ill be bringing a tux not sure what the girls will be wearing either princess outfits or gowns depends on the wife .... I have not booked air yet IM SLOW thats next.

What night is everyone thinking about Palol's if you are going that is.

[rottie110]

Havent posted in a long time, but with the time quickly arriving I am getting excited, My 4yr ds is getting crazy excited, we are cruising with my fiance and 10 other family members... Its my son and I first cruise.

Question to the veterans how did your kids do going to the club on their own, my son can be shy at first, but opens up, hoping he will enjoy some club time in the evenings so I can get some grown up fun in somewhere in between the pool and wonderful shows and activities we want to take him too. How do you keep a four year busy on a 4 hour flight, I bought him a vsmile pocket for this christmas hope that works out for us.

I am so looking forward to this I havent been on vacation in about 10 years. It is going to be nice to not worry about anything except my son LOL for awhile.

[Pea-n-Me]

rottie, do any of the people your traveling with have kids around the same age? It's nice for kids to have a friend to go into the clubs with. We have twins so our kids had a built in friend, although they are boy and girl so once in the clubs they separated, but I think just knowing someone in there gives the kids a level of comfort. There are others here that have kids who will also be in the Oceaneer's Club. I would try to at least meet them early on so your son will see a familiar face in the club, at the pool, around the ship and perhaps on CC. Also, make sure you register and get him in the club on the first afternoon so he becomes familar with it (you can even stay a while while he explores). If worse comes to worse and he hates it :rotfl: , at least you have some other people you know with you so maybe you can enjoy a Palo dinner or some quiet time with your fiance here and there. I hope he likes it!

Re: flight - depends on the child, I guess. My DD will keep herself busy with books and such and is usually good for a nap; DS is a bit of a pain, multiple questions of arrival times, LOL, (sure other passengers love that), won't nap, various other annoyances, but he does like looking in the Sky Mall catalog. :confused3 Maybe your DS will nap if the times are right, get a pillow and blanket when you get on the plane. Bring whatever he likes as well as some gum and water for ear pressure. Come to think of it when DD was younger she always had trouble with ear pressure, complaining loudly. :rolleyes: At least now she knows how to get rid of it, swallowing seems to work the best. Good luck. I take it you got your flights ok?

[Pea-n-Me]

I'm not sure when we'll book Palo. Any night is good other than Pirate Night. After reading nut's post above, I'm going to take a look at online booking right now. :fish:

ETA: njDISNEYnut, I was unable to book anything yet. Are you already paid in full?

[njDISNEYnut]

Pea-n-me
Paid in full. Cats 1-2-3 get a 105 day pre booking window. Castaway members get a 90 day which I believe is Nov 20th for our cruise. Just an FYI. The new Vilas in the spa are book on board only as of right now. So I booked a regular spa treatment and will keep tabs on the vilas. From what I read they are suppose to be great. Pricey but great. Well for that matter, what is Disney that is not pricey? :rotfl:
The final payment was a big hit on my Amex card but I love getting the memberhsip rewards points.

Jimmy

[Pea-n-Me]

Thanks, I thought so. I have a Castaway Club # but even with that I couldn't book yet. I suppose I have to bite the bullet and make that final payment, LOL. :scared1: (It'll be nice to get the Disney Visa reward points, too). ;)

Called DCL today, looks like the ship is almost - but not quite - full. I suppose that could change on Dec 5 when final payments are due. We are playing with the idea of upgrading our room. Right now, though, we're across the hall from our friends. :grouphug: :teeth: If we upgrade, it is a GTY category, and who knows where we may end up. OTOH, it could be a pleasant surprise. :confused3 Decisions, decisions...

[rottie110]

the next youngest is my 15 yr old brother, we travelling with family my parents aunt and uncle and two adult cousins also. Lucky for me my son has tubes in his ears, that are pressure equalizing so the doc said he shouldnt get the discomfort, unlike me I will have plugged ears for days LOL..

I will definitely go with him the first night and let him get used to things, he goes to daycare so hopefully will adjust quickly. My son is a very very active child, so I am packing a bag full of little things that may keep him busy, napping is doubful but we will probably have an early am flight, not sure as we booked it through disney, so maybe he will snooze a bit.

Thanks for the tips

[Avergirl]

Just saw this post. I will be onboard with my MIL and DD 3.5 and DD 1.5 for the week. Good to get to know you all. DD 3.5 is sooooo excited. It's a first cruise for the three of us, but MIL is a seasoned veteran, cruising all over the world, but her first on Disney.

[burma]

Aver girl my girls are 4 and 3 and will be in the kids club hope we can get the girls together ...

[Avergirl]

Burma,

That'd be great. DD3.5 is looking forward to spending time in the kids club and meeting new friends. I think she'll be liking all the organized activities they have. She's really into making projects, pretend play and stories, so this should be up her alley.

The only thing my DD3.5 hates is sand, so I'm a little nervous about the beach stuff onshore, but otherwise, she'll be great. DD1.5 on the other hand, is pretty active, and LOVES sand, so I know I will be hitting the beaches for her if it's warm enuf. Plus, it will be one of the few times she'll really be able to get wet. Keeping her in that Mickey ear is going to be a challenge I fear. Hopefully, her listening and talking skills will keep improving in these next few months.

[Avergirl]

Just trying out my picture

[burma]

Avergirl

My I told my daughter (Kyra) there will be somone her age she can hang out with and she was very excited. We did the cruise last feb vacation on the wonder and she was a bit shy because she did not know anyone and her sister was still too young for the club. I think it would be great to have them meet early in the cruise so they know each other ...

[MikeN]

Very excited. Our first Disney Cruise, and our second cruise ever. We did a 4 day RCL last April for our 10th anniversary and loved cruising. We're in 5626 & 28, although we're trying to swap one so that we have an adjoining room for the little ones (4 & 7 then). I've been reading all your posts for a few weeks and it's very exciting!

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi Avergirl and Mike! :wave2: It is exciting, isn't it? :thewave:

[MikeN]

Very. I can't wait.

[burma]

do we have an idea of how many Dis'rs are on board? Ages of kids? Just curious

[MikeN]

I have two boys. They'll be 4 & 7 in feb.

[njDISNEYnut]

Hey All:
I have four, 2 DS ages 10 & 4 and 2 DD ages 11 & 7

[Pea-n-Me]

DS and DD both 8. :earsgirl: :earsboy:

[cadburysmom]

One DS11 pirate:

[Haley'smom]

One (very excited) DD 7 :earsgirl:

[Avergirl]

Sorry I haven't been around much. Two for me. DD3.5 and DD1.5. The cruise and the post cruise WDW visit are all my older one talks about. Hopefully we can meet early. We're on deck 7 in a handicapped room (MIL in a wheelchair).

J

[Triggs2]

We have 2 DD, one 6 and one 10. We are traveling with friends who have a DD 4 and DS 7.
The countdown continues....

[burma]

Triggs did you get your airfare alread and what are you flyin? Out of Green?
maybe we can get the 4yr old together early

[Triggs2]

We got the package from Disney that included flying. We will fly out of Green on Saturday and go straight to the ship. Thinking now, we could have gotten better pricing arranging for the flying separately but this way I don't have to worry about the flights. :wizard:
My DH is a teacher at the high school and couldn't spend any extra time at the WDW. But, we are going to WDW in May for a family Disney wedding so I have that to look forward to as well.

[mykel mouse]

2 sons ages 7 and 4. :banana:

[burma]

I made all my reservations for kids clubs, Palo, Spa and excursions this morning. Reservations are open for castaway club members. 90 days and counting ........:cool1:

We are doing palo brunch on Sunday and dinner on Wed night

[Dreamer04]

Just called in my final payment to All Seasons Travel! I am so excited. I should be able to get online and book at lunchtime!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe!

I CAN'T WAIT!

[Triggs2]

As soon as I saw Burma's link, I went online too and booked everything! We are traveling with 1st time Disney cruisers. Our reservations are definitely linked since my friends' names came up as people that can pick up our kids. Do you think that I can book their kids club and excursions too or will they have to wait until the 75 day mark?
:moped:

[burma]

They most likely will have to wait till 75 but booking the kids club should be no problem Just let them know the site opens up 3am est or 12pm on the west depending where they are.

[Dreamer04]

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow DIS'ers!

Finally, paid in full! Booked my shore excursions, Palo and registered DD8 for the Lab!

Weeeeeee!

[Lazeric]

What website do you go to? I am assuming that you use your reservatino number some how, but this is a first cruise for us, and I would like to make sure that our 11yo is in the kids program..

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Maybe alink to where I reserve things

Thanks;

Eric

[Pea-n-Me]

Joining the ranks of those paid in full!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc Booked Palo and kids club, a couple of excursions. A little tricky since we're traveling with friends, too, and they can't book yet. Hopefully they'll be able to get the same times we booked too, or we'll have to change it all around.

Eric, you use the DCL website, go to My Disney Cruise and enter your confirmation # and birthdate. You'll be able to see your cruise reservation. As a first timer, you will not be able to book anything until 75 days out, which I believe is on 12/5 and you must be paid in full to book then, too (deadline, anyway - next cruise you'll be a Castaway Club member and can book a bit early then ;) ).

Once paid, you can do your bookings under Cruise Planning. The one thing you don't have to worry about is the kids club - there's always room for all the kids onboard. It's more to get preferred Palo or shore excursion times, and maybe spa times :confused3 that you should book ASAP. HTH.

I believe that Haley's Mom had complied a list of all of us and kids ages which will be helpful, I'm sure she'll post it soon.

If any of the girls who are around age 8 and going to be in the Oceaneer's Lab care to Pen Pal with my DD8 pre cruise, she would be interested.

[Haley'smom]

Please let me know if I forgot anyone....


Pea-n-me DD 8 DS 8 Massachusetts

Mykel Mouse DS 7 DS 4 Massachusetts

Rottie 110 DS 4 Williamsville, NY

Sassikay DS 15

Dreamer 04 DS 16 DD8 Rockaway, NY

Tinkfans DD10 DD7 New York

Jillmom2 DS 8 DS 12 Monroe, MI

Burma DD 3 DD4 North Kingstown, RI

Cadburysmom DS 11 North Carolina

Lazeric DD 11

Triggs2 DD 10 DD 6 North Kingstown, RI

Jufal New York

njDisneynut DD7 DD 11 Scotch Plains,
DS4 DS9 NJ

Avergirl DD 3.5 DD 1.5

Mike N DS 4 DS 7 Trumbull, CT

Haley's Mom DD 7 Shelby Twp, Michigan

disneygatorfan Orlando, FL

Hermy 1291 Huge Group Kids ages are 3,5,7,10,11,14,14. Michigan

Heidibauer DS 6, DS 3, Dnephew 6 Wisconsin (also traveling with DMom, DDad, DSis, DBil

Maminnie DH, 2 kids and 3 families (non DISers, but we will not hold that against them; LOL)


(edited to add new cruisers)

[burma]

Thanks for making that list ... would be nice to see the people we are on the board with ....

[Dreamer04]

Haley's Mom, thanks so much for making that list! Now how about an onboard DIS meet? Or a mini-meet at ther terminal?

[Dreamer04]

Here are our shore excursions. DH and DS16 are booked on the Golf at Mahogany Run on St Thomas. On St Maarten, I have us tentativly booked on the Afternoon Beach Break, for all of us.

Castaway Cay, DS16 and I are booked on the 2:30 pm Parasailing. He is also on booked on the Teen Wild Side excursion. DH and DD have no booking presently on CC.

I was going to book Magens Bay Beach, but I am doubting this now. It seems like alot of money for a taxi ride. What do you all think? Another option for St Thomas, DD and I will go to Coki Beach again. There is alot to do there and I think we'll enjoy it alot more. I am so open to suggestions!

[Dreamer04]

Here is a picture of the four of us from President's Week 2005.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/Dreamer04/Disney%20Wonder%202003/Disney%20Magic%202004/Disney%20Magic%202005/DisneyMagicFeb2005012.jpg

[Pea-n-Me]

Thanks for the list, Leanne. :goodvibes

Now how about an onboard DIS meet?
That sounds good. I know one of us is in the WED Suite and had mentioned a meet in there as a possibility. :cool1: I don't know if they want the kids running around in there, maybe an adults only wine and cheese hour or something might be better for them? :confused3 That's up to them, they can let us know (I'd be happy to bring some wine or pitch in, whatever).

Maybe we can make a list of ideas and see what everyone likes. Our last Dis meet was on Secret Aft Deck 7 in August - it was very hot - scorching, actually. :blush: And many of the kids bagged out because they wanted to play, go in the pool, etc... I remember thinking it would have been better to meet in the Promenade Lounge or by one of the pools. The time was good, however, 3pm on Embarkation Day - it gave us an hour to meet before the life boat drill as well as time to eat lunch, make reservations if need be and get a drink. :drinking1 Where have those of you who have cruised before done your Dis meets and how did they go?

So, here are some ideas - let us know what you think:

Deck 9 in between the Mickey and Goofy pools at one of the tables along the side? 3pm? That way kids can play and we'll be nearby, we can maybe relax a bit.

Promenade Lounge, 3pm? (Is it open then??)

Others??

I think I will edit the title of this thread to reflect the Roll Call list. Hopefully if others are reading this they'll join in. When I called DCL the other day they told me as of right now the ship is 99% full.

I meant to ask you guys who are from N. Kingstown RI, do you know eachother? If not, that's kind of funny, huh? Ourselves and the Mykel Mouse family are traveling together, and we're from the same town too (he tricked me at the beginning of this thread by joining the Dis without telling me, LOL). :rotfl:

Also, Dreamer, can you tell us what the weather was like when you cruised in Feb 05? Thanks!

[burma]

This will be our second DCL cruise so we have not done a meet yet. I think inside would be a better choice due to the fact that Feb is so unpredictable that it could rain in FLA ( I hope not). 3pm on Embark. day sounds fine but we are open to anything ... I seem to have lost all the green mickeys I took from Home Depot but I will go get more.

Is anyone making a door magnet??

Anyone dressing up for Pirate night?

We do not know the other family from North Kingstown and I believe they are traveling with another family but I am sure we will meet on the ship.

We are booked for the Megans bay on St Thomas and the Butterfly Farm on St Marteen but we are considering doing the excursions by ourselves

We are also doing the Brunch at Palo on Sunday and the Dinner on Wed

[Dreamer04]

Hi again all! Linda, I sent you a PM.

The weather last February was a little of everything. As a matter of fact, on Castaway Cay they canceled our parasailing excursion-too windy! But the weather was sunny enough to swim and sunbathe on St Thomas and St Maarten.

We're doing Palo brunch on Sunday and Palo dinner on Thursday.

Looks like DD8 and I will be going to Coki Beach on St Thomas. DH and DS16 will be playing golf.

St Maarten is still sort of up in the air. We did the Anguilla Dolphin Enounter last year so we're looking for something less expensive this year.

I like the idea of the 3:00pm DISmeet near the pools. Time and place works for me!

[Dreamer04]

Burma, I was thinking of Magens Bay, too. My brother said that it gets crowded. Last year we went to Coki Beach and we would have loved it but my DD had a sunburn so she really wasn't into it. This year I am going to be a sunblock maniac!

[burma]

dreamer


I have the excursion booked but we might think of doing it ourserlves. If you want to share a cab or van over let me know

[Pea-n-Me]

Yes, we are doing a door sign (still have last year's on my fridge) and also dressing up for Pirate Night. We tried out our Pirate outfits at MNSSHP and they worked out pretty well. pirate:

We are doing Palo brunch on Monday and dinner on Thursday, but those dates are subject to change if our travel party can't get the same ones when they book on the 5th. :badpc:

What I'd like to work on is a CD of cruise songs. There was a thread about it not too long ago, if anyone wants to see it I'll try to find it. :banana:

We were debating about tuxes but since DH needs a new suit anyway, I think we'll probably be skipping the tuxes this time around. Anyone else wearing tuxes for formal night? :confused3

Still undecided about St Martin and St Thomas but will probably be low key. :sunny:

[burma]

Ill be wearing a tux if I can squeeze my fat body into it ... after the holidays I tend to put on a few extra LBS


I would like to see the cruise songs list


What night is pirate night??

[Dreamer04]

On the 10/15 Eastern, Pirate Night was on Tuesday-St Maarten.

No tuxedos here. Just suits for DH and DS and dressy dresses for DD and me.

[Dreamer04]

dreamer


I have the excursion booked but we might think of doing it ourserlves. If you want to share a cab or van over let me know

Good idea! I am kind of drawn to Magen Bay because its talked about so much and I've never been there. Coki Beach is nice-but kind of been there, done that, ya know?

[Pea-n-Me]

I'm pretty sure this is it. :banana:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=889833&referrerid=70088

[Dreamer04]

I'm pretty sure this is it. :banana:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=889833&referrerid=70088


Thank you, Linda!

[burma]

so did we decide yet on a meeting time and place??

[Dreamer04]

I like the idea of a meet on deck nine near the Mickey and Goofy pools. I know myDD8 will want to be IN the pool!

[Haley'smom]

We are cruise newbies and will meet anywhere (we don't know any better :rotfl2: ), but the pool sounds good to us, too.

After Christmas I will work on our door signs.

We are also planning on pirate wear pirate:

Don't think DH will be wearing a tux, but he will try to be suave and as James Bond like as possible.

And I am very jealous and eagerly awaiting December 5 to book ressies :banana:

Also, thanks for the cruise song link. Very cool! I am getting more excited every day (if that's possible). :wave2:

[Dreamer04]

Haley's Mom, two more days til you can book online!

[Triggs2]

I also like the idea of Deck 9 between the pools. I am very excited about meeting you all. :cheer2:
What day are we meeting? On Saturday after the mandatory life boat exercise?

[Lazeric]

I am excited about meeting everyone too. When would this take place?

Me my partner and our 11yo daughter are looking forward to our first cruise on Disney.

Thanks to everyone on this Forum

Eric

[cadburysmom]

Just sent in final payment for our cruise.....http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/estelmiire/dclmoving.gif

OUCH and WOO HOO! :cool1: :banana:

[Dreamer04]

Hey everyone! Getting ready for Christmas?

[Pea-n-Me]

Hey everyone! Getting ready for Christmas?
Yes, sure am!! Kind of nice with this upcoming cruise as it gave us something to focus on in buying gifts. We got 4 walkie-talkies as a family present (to keep in touch on the ship), and of course Disney Dollars and Disney gift cards to use for excursions and souveniers. :fish:

:boat: As soon as Christmas is over, our cruise will be right around the corner! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

BTW, I also like the idea of meeting by the pools on Deck 9. I believe the walls are glassed in there, aren't they? So if it's chilly out it won't be too bad. I know my kids will be in the pools even if it's freezing out! :cold:

[burma]

funny this came today ... we just got back from the final day of our holiday shopping and we are now glad to say done ... we celebrate both chanuka and christmas so our secret porthole room is a bit full right now I cant even walk in there anymore .... WE are all set for the cruise and just to make you all a wee bit jealouse we are leaving in 30 days for a week at Disney we have a conference at the Contemporary so we decided to bring the kids and start the New Year off right. Oh and I must not forget Disney On Ice on the 29th here in Providence so we are Chock Full of the Magic for the next few months


Is Deck 9 3pm a Definite yet?

[Dreamer04]

Bump! Anyone else out there?

[Lazeric]

It is so strange to think that it is only two months until the cruise. This wil be our first disney cruise, and the first cruise for my partner and daughter...but we are wdw yearly visitors.

We also have a secret porthole room. Our TA made it sound like it was a great thing to have, so I am going with that feeling.

One question: has anyone thought of having a meet and greet on the ship?

Eric

[Pea-n-Me]

Has anyone made a cruise CD yet? :confused3

[burma]

Still here too ....

its getting closer .....

Have we decided on a time and meeting place yet ????

[Dreamer04]

I still like the idea of a meet near the pools at about 3:00 PM.

[Triggs2]

Yes, I want to meet at 3 by the pools. There is plenty of room plus roaming waiters with umbrella drinks. :cheer2:

[Dreamer04]

There is plenty of room plus roaming waiters with umbrella drinks. :cheer2:


Good thinking!! :rotfl:

[Pea-n-Me]

Bahama Mamas anyone? :teeth: :goodvibes

[Haley'smom]

Count us in for 3pm by the pool and the bahama mamas :cool1:

[burma]

us too 3pm by the pool is fine with us ...

[Dreamer04]

So, lets call it! Pea-N-Me is that ok with you?

[Pea-n-Me]

:fish: Sounds good - 3pm by the pools? Bahama Mama in hand? :boat:

[Triggs2]

I just wanted to clarify which side because I can see us walking back and forth. Can we meet by the side overlooking the dock?

[Pea-n-Me]

OK, 3pm, by the pools, on the side facing the dock. :goodvibes

[Dreamer04]

Okay, terrific 3:00 PM dockside-that should be starboard, I think. By the pools! Now for some DIS shirts!

[burma]

dis shirts????

[mykel mouse]

To my fellow cruisers wishing you all happy holidays to you and your families. I look forward to seeing you on the cruise.

[burma]

Yes Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all of you ......Presidents week can not come fast enough!


Damon in Pinstripes ..... Oh man we dont really need him you can keep him

:)

[Pea-n-Me]

Damon in Pinstripes ..... Oh man we dont really need him you can keep him :)http://www.wdisneyw.com/forums/images/smilies2004/violin.gifhttp://www.wdisneyw.com/forums/images/smilies/evillaugh2.gif

Happy Holidays To All! http://www.wdisneyw.com/forums/images/smilies2004/xmaswin.gif

[mykel mouse]

Burma your right we don't need Damon we just need a leadoff hitter. I do have to admit it is going to be strange to see him all cleaned up and (in pinstripes).

[rottie110]

Happy Holidays Everyone!!! We are so excited, My 4yr old son is already packed since we live near Buffalo NY and its cold as anything here!!! I cant believe its less than 2 months away!!!!

[Pea-n-Me]

My 4yr old son is already packed That's so cute! :rotfl:

[Tink Fans]

:wave2: We're going! I posted way back in the first few pages. Up until final payment was due I was on the fence about going on another Disney Cruise, but decided that we couldn't miss this cruise since my parents and other family members are also going. I told my daughters on Christmas Eve - it was exciting! Now, I really have to catch up on lots of things as I haven't done much research on the itinerary. Just quickly read the last 5-6 pages of this thread. I guess I'll look for you all on Feb. 18th!

Triggs and Eric -- did your daughters correspond at all? My oldest is going to be 11 and I'm sure she would love to get to know some other girls who will be in the club with her. Please PM me if they would be interested.

My youngest will be 8 in April - not really sure where I should put her as I think the 5-7 group might be too young for her. She'll do fine in either place I'm sure.

Happy New Year!
Maureen

[burma]

bumpin it up

[Pea-n-Me]

Hey Tink Fans, glad you'll be joining us! :flower:

Getting closer now!! Who has what left to do? :confused3 I have to remember to arrange Magical Express to our resort, and to start to give some thought to packing. Weather-wise, this might be a little tricky. We've only cruised in August and October before. Any tips from those of you who've cruised in winter before, on what kinds of clothing to bring? :confused3

[Tink Fans]

I'm re-reading the post backwards and answering!

We're arrving at Disney on the 16th - staying at Boardwalk and trying to squeeze a day in at the parks on 17th. Have nothing booked for St. Thomas or St. Maartan - still deciding. Although, I did make all my online registrations and registered my daughters for the clubs. Not even sure my husband knows where we are sailing to this trip (only told him Christmas Eve). He makes a good bartender though!

:sunny:

Pea-N-Me: We had really nice weather on last two February cruises. Had summer clothes with some light sweaters, jackets for night. As usual we didn't need or use half the clothes we brought with us.

Geez, it's coming up so fast. I'm so glad I decided to go. Probably would have been miserable that week.

[Triggs2]

Happy New Year! :wave:

[burma]

Same to you Triggs .... hope you have a nice night ... looks like snow

[Haley'smom]

Happy New Year Everyone!

Anyone get any "cruise goodies" over the holidays?

[cadburysmom]

Sorry I've been awol for so long but wanted to stop by and wish my fellow cruisers....

Happy New Year!

http://bestsmileys.com/happy/2.gif

Just look at our countdown clocks......WOO HOO! :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[rottie110]

We got some disney bucks for christmas, and sandalls and tshirts and stuff, lucky for me my brother lives in florida so they can get all that stuff pretty cheap at this time of year.

I am the only who has started packing the stuff they cant use yet, got some good deals online for sunblock, we need the 50plus stuff to cover the little one and a few tattoos on the grownups LOL...

I got some ear planes ear plugs for myself and my son, I have major ear trouble on flights and read some good stuff about these, my son has had pe tubes in his ears, but only 1 is left so I figure the plugs may help him too.

shopping for swimwear in Buffalo NY at this time of year is stuff so I have been looking online for some good summer deals on last years models LOL...

Cant wait to hit the sun and sea.

[cadburysmom]

rottie110 Good for you! :goodvibes You're way ahead of me as far as packing is concerned ....and sorry about your ear problems...sure hope the new plugs help!

As for me, I'm just now registering my DS11 in the Oceaneer's Lab and getting shore excursions reserved....luckily there was still availability for the ones we wanted...not as lucky with Palo's though....but that's what I get for being the world's biggest procrastinator! :p

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi All! :boat:

Well I haven't had time to do a cruise CD, but I wanted to let you all know that I bought a 2 CD set at WalMart yesterday :blush: called Caribbean Fun in the Sun. It's pretty good, actually! :goodvibes It has Macarena, Cha Cha Slide, Hot Hot Hot, and a few other fun songs. We've been listening to it here to get in the cruisin' mood, LOL. Can't wait for that first Pina Colada! :Pinkbounc

[disneygatorfan]

Hey all..

I just booked this afternoon!!! Yippie!!!!

Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do on this thread... :teeth:

[Pea-n-Me]

OMG disneygatorfan, do my eyes deceive me? Do I see 12 Disney cruises in your signature, six of them in 2005 alone? :earseek: :earseek: :teeth:

Well guys, I guess we found our DCL expert! Any questions, fire away! :rotfl:

[jordanyosh]

To all of you on the 2/18 cruise. You are very lucky you are getting Disneygatorfan aka Shelley. We all had a good time with her on the 12/10 Eastern. We'll miss you....have a good time... :guilty:

[burma]

looks like we will have a nice group for this cruise ... looking forward to meeting you all and finding out how disgatorfan can manage to go on a cruise every other month ... I must be doing something wrong ;) ....we are off to the Magic Kingdom so ill check in when we get back ... have a great weekend and we are commin down the homestrech now ... :bounce:

[Pea-n-Me]

Burma, say hi to Mickey for us, and tell him we'll see him in a few weeks. ;)

[burma]

Oh I plan on asking him to upgrade all of us if he has any magic left after my kids put him through the ringer :)

[disneygatorfan]

I am slightly addicted to DCL..., I just booked yesterday. Really looking forward to it, since I had such a great time on the Eastern I just took in December.

I will have to catch up on this thread... work is finally starting to slow down, so I can concentrate on cruise planning!!

[disneygatorfan]

DCL Cruise Secret #1:

Work for WDW, makes it A LOT more affordable! :earsboy:

[Pea-n-Me]

Ah, now we get it! :earboy2: :rotfl: Thanks for the tip, we'll file that away for future reference. ;)

[Haley'smom]

Welcome disneygatorfan! :wave2:

I added you to the roll call list, earlier in the thread. Let me know if I need to add/change anything.

To Burma, you are going to MK and then cruising with all of us nuts in a few weeks? you must be doing something right, too. :worship:


See you all in a few weeks. :banana:

[disneygatorfan]

I still gotta wait til I have some days off before I can catch up to these threads.. Holiday's in the Parks is insanity! Things are slowing down now so I am catching up on my sleep, and then I will get down to cruise planning..


I consider myself sorta an Eastern pro now, since I have done it 3 times already. I am travelling with my cruising buddy, a friend from work... it's his first Eastern... we did the Western back last April, but I told him he'd enjoy the Eastern much better. We enjoyed our Western, but felt there was something missing... It was the sailing one week before the Magic went to the West Coast, so Hurcules was gone, Twice Charmed hadn't started, and they were testing all these new menus. Since there were only two Disney Shows all week, we were a little bummed, but are SO EXCITED for Twice Charmed... its AWESOME!

[cadburysmom]

:wave: Hi disneygatorfan ......how cool to meet a Disney insider and so glad you'll be cruising with us!

What is Twice Charmed? Is it a new show? :confused3 And new menus? I've always loved the food and the shows but a little change is always good. Sounds like it's gonna be a fun cruise! :teeth:



(edited due to my horrible typing ability) :p

[Haley'smom]

I just noticed that the winter olympics will be going on when we are onboard. Does anyone else feel a theme coming on? or is it just me? :teeth:

[disneygatorfan]

Yes, Twice Charmed is a new show, its a twist on Cinderella.. whats neat about it, is all the amazing costumes, great set effects and most importantly, it's all new, orginial music and songs... You will love it, I promise..


Other new additions since the October drydock are a HUGE movie screen above the Goofy (Family) pool.. They play clips during the deck partys, and then show movies on it in the afternoon and evening... the best thing is you watch the deck side, and can even swim in the pool while you watch...

Also, there is a GREAT new fast food addition, Goofy's Galley... which sorta replaced Scoops (Don't worry, they still have the free ice cream, its just self serve.. and contrary to what they say on these boards.. the machines were always working, and were kept VERY clean)...anyway, Goofy's has these GREAT sandwiches, wraps, made to order salads, and tons of fresh cut fruits.. it was a huge hit on my cruise.

The other menus have been tweeked slightly... and there a all new lunch menus...


It's gonna be a blast.. and I bet that Diversions will have a lot of the Winter Olympics on, when we sail, since it will be the big sports event that week.

Wow, can hardly WAIT!!

[Tink Fans]

Hi everyone - thanks for the info disneygatorfan! We're really getting excited too. Seems like some really nice changes since our last cruise.

My daughter (almost 8) cannot decide if she wants to be in club or lab so it will be nice to do the DIS meet on Deck 9. After she meets a few kids her age, I'm sure she will have a better idea...I hope!

Still haven't decided what we are doing at the ports - not a "wing it" person but looks like this trip will be. Does the ship have a specific spot it docks in at St. Maartan and St. Thomas? Seem to remember reading different things about docking.

See you all soon.

[hermy1291]

We will be on this cruise. My whole moms side of the family. kids are 3,5,7,10,11,14,14. Grandparents will be along to. From Michigan

[disneygatorfan]

The ship will dock on the Dutch side of St. Martin... there is a small shopping area at the port, and then there is a ferry that will take you into the main downtown area of the Dutch side, Philipsburg... there there is a lot more shopping, as well as a small beach not too far away from where the ferry drops off. It was like $5 round trip for the ferry...

At the port though, there are also taxi cabs waiting, and they will take you anywhere you want...I prefer the French side myself, and it's very easy to get to Orient beach on your own...

St. Thomas, it docks at the main port, at Charlotte Amelie... there is a large shopping area right next to the port (Havenssight Mall) as well as the Paradise Point tram is within walking distance... the main downtown of Charlotte Amelie is about a 45 min walk, or you can catch a cab to the downtown for about $4... its super easy to get a cab in St. Thomas, and they will take you anywhere... Meghan's bay is on the other side of the island and is a popular destination.. its GORGEOUS!! Well worth the $8 per person to get there.

Wow, a little under 6 weeks!!

[cadburysmom]

We will be on this cruise. My whole moms side of the family. kids are 3,5,7,10,11,14,14. Grandparents will be along to. From Michigan :wave: Hi all and Welcome hermy 1291!

What a fun family gathering and I bet you guys are just itching to leave all that cold weather behind for a good dose of warm Caribbean sunshine. :sunny:

pirate: My DS11 is looking for a buddy or two to hang around with on the cruise so I'm hoping the 10 and 11 yr olds you mentioned are boys. If not, I know from this thread there will be several cute girls that age to hang out with too. :earsgirl:

[rottie110]

hey guys we are getting close, why not post ages and stuff about our kids, so we can see who we may meet on the first night.

My son will be five in June, Thinking about asking to move him to 5-7 group, he is too old for his age 4, But not sure, havent done this yet, thinking the 3's might be a bit young,

Would be nice for us to meet other kids that first night that are around the same age, he is very sociable after about 15mins or so, but may give me a hard time at the club, at first, we have been reading the navigators to him and pumping up the experience, he will spend mostly evenings in the club, I am Super MOM Lol, like to keep him around, he will go to the club alot I am sure, but he will eat meals with us especially dinner, we are travelling with alot of family. he loves computers, video games, puzzles, all kinds of kids stuff, but alot of big kid stuff too. he is a fish and loves to swim..


Leigh

[Sassikay]

Hi hermy 1291
I see you have two 14 year olds in your group. Boys or girls? I have a 15 year old son. I guess with the teenage years, it really doesn't matter!

[Haley'smom]

Welcome Hermy 1291, I added you to the roll call, post #156. Let me know if you want me to add more information. Where in Michigan are you (we are in the northern detroit suburbs & will be very happy once superbowl XL prep is over :cool1: )?

Our DD :earsgirl: is 7, but we may move her up to the 8 yr. old group. She is in second grade and would do better there (I think?), but we will be happy where ever we are. She is very excited about the club/lab and is very social. She thinks it would be fun to "ditch us".

We are also traveling with DSIL. Any other singles going on the cruise. I know that she is interested in being a doting aunt, but we want her to have some fun, too :rotfl:

Still need to work on my door signs. I will post once I figure it out :rotfl2:

[Lazeric]

Traveling in our group is me, my partner, our 11yo daughter (almost 12 she keeps telling me), and our best freinds, our daughters godparents

We look forward to meeting everyone on the ship.

Eric

[Pea-n-Me]

Hi Everyone and Welcome Herme! :disrocks:

Have those of you with "tweens" ages 10-14 seen this new area of the ship Ocean Quest? It looks like a blast for kids of those ages. DS8's a little disappointed but he's hoping to go down there a bit during the open house times. I believe it is on Deck 2, they converted an old conference room during the last dry dock. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=948596&referrerid=70088

Listening to our cruise music here and getting excited about the trip! :sunny: :boat: :fish:

DD8 is looking forward to meeting the girls from the Dis group. :earsgirl: :goodvibes

[Triggs2]

The OceanQuest does look great.

I put up 2 calendars in my office today. January and February. It's great to look up and see my week on the cruise highlighted...... :cool1:

I am so excited!

[hermy1291]

we live in livonia but my aunt and uncle along with the 3 younest live in grand rapids. the 10 and 11 y/o are girls and the 14 y/o are one boy and one girl.

[njDISNEYnut]

Hey All:
Just to let you all know I am still on board in the WDW Suite. Beind that tax season is started I am in full swing at my office and do not have much time to monitor the boards. I did offer to have a tour of the room to start off the cruise meet. Lets do it earlier in the cruise than later. You all know, less time for the kids to destroy the place.
As an update, we have me DH 40-DW( Well very close to me)-There is no abbreviation for darling Mother-In-Law and our four kids, DD-11, DS-9, DD-7, and DS-4. Our DD at seven is will only be 5 weeks from her 8th birthday and am positive she will want to go into the Lab.
So please , if one person wants to keep me update by my email as to when mee times are set, for both us and the kids, please send me a summary. I would really appreciate it.

Disney Jim

[heidibauer]

Hi everyone,

My DH, DS 6 and DS 3 are getting very excited about the cruise on 2/18. I have been lurking around for a couple of days and wanted to make sure we were included in the roll call. I have already gotten so many great suggestions from you guys. We totally redid our excursions after reading what some of you wrote. We have done alot of travelling have decided to brave the islands on our own.

We are also travelling with my husbands family (mom,dad, sister, bother-in-law and 6 y.o. nephew). They are not the exploring kind so they have booked tours.

Looking forward to getting know some of you!
Really looking forward to taking my two little angels (lol) to the Oceaneers club!!! :banana:

[burma]

Just got back from Disney World and we had a great time our conference was good but we seemed to cut out early most days to meet up with the kids or DD's are 3 and 4.

I Did book a private boat for Sat night to take us to watch the fireworks but the temperature fell very quickly and the wind was crazy. The first few days were awsome and my 4 yr old fell in love with the waterslide at the contemporary.

Just a quick note the Contemporary is in the process of redoing the rooms floors 9 and 10 are done and are fantastic. the whole room is new with LCD flat tv's and new modern sinks on metal bases and the color scheme is absolutly incredible. We usually stay at the Polynesian but I may reconsider once in a while now.

We cant believe the cruise is so close, comming home today to light snow and cold cold cold stinks ....

Looking forward to our meet at 3pm our girls will be in the kids club for the 3-5 yr olds

[heidibauer]

As I was reading thru the other posts - I saw a couple of people recommend pirate night. What is this?? Also is Tux necessary or just if you are going to the captain's reception which I assume is like a cocktail hour? Any info on this would greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Heidi

[disneygatorfan]

Alright DISer's it's time to get this thread going!!!

Pirate Night is a ton of fun... there is a big deck party, wth characters and fireworks. The entire night is themed, and everyone gets decked out in Pirate attire, and there is a Pirate themed menu at dinner.. then dinner is followed with the deck party, fireworks, and big pirate buffet!

People where tux's but it's not required, and you won't feel out of place with out it. A nice suit and tie is just fine for Formal and semi formal night, if you don't want to go all out with the tux!

[heidibauer]

Yo HO HO and a bottle of rum (or at least I hope so). We will be all prepared for looting and pillaging on Pirate night. Thanks for the helpful information. :dancer: :dancer: :dancer:

[Haley'smom]

Since we have been discussing Pirate night, What's your Pirate Name?
http://www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate/ pirate:

[heidibauer]

I'd be Captain Bess Roberts

[Sassikay]

I'm Red Mary Rackham

[Pea-n-Me]

pirate: Captain Anne Kidd :teeth:

[njDISNEYnut]

I would be Dirty Sam Rackham