October 30, 2005 4 night Wonder

[GorshGoofy]

Anyone cruising on the Wonder during the October 30 -- November 3 2005 cruise? :boat:

[GorshGoofy]

Bump! Bump! Bump! :boat:

[GorshGoofy]

Bump! Bump! Bump! :boat:

Bumping Again

[GorshGoofy]

Bumping Again!! Am I going to have the ship to myself?!? :confused3

[GorshGoofy]

Bumping again!

[Hockeychic]

Hey I am going.....Yaaaaaa I was looking for someone with the same dates.

I am so excited this is our first cruise.

[GorshGoofy]

I am so excited this is our first cruise.

It's my first cruise too!! I'm looking forward to it! :Pinkbounc :bounce: :cheer2:

[Hockeychic]

Are you getting as over whelmed with info as I am.....OH MY GOSH..........

I am glad I have 4 months to be ready .....I will need it.

Are you traveling with family?? I will have 2 teenagers with me and DH

[mecook]

Just checking to see if you'd found this forum. Be sure to meet the folks that you make friends with on here. I met 3 families out of the 5 that were with me last week. We loved them and our children were "fast friends" from the moment we met up with them at the Radisson pool pre-cruise. We had a 3 p.m. Meet the first day on deck 10, enjoyed the sail-a-way party together, and did pool-waiting most every day. The kids just bounce from the Mickey pool and slide to the Goofy pool. Just like little homing pigeons, they'd return every now and then to change pools or get food/drink.
Oh a tip about food/drink....the pizza, hotdogs, burgers, ice cream, fruit, etc. on deck 9 are included in your price, as is the beverage station on 9 aft.
If you go to the movies, take food and drink from there instead of buying refreshments outside the theater.
They put out cookies and brownies at 3:00 daily near the beverage stations.
I didn't find that till the last day when we were heading to see The Pacifier.
HTH,
Melanie

[GorshGoofy]

Just checking to see if you'd found this forum. Be sure to meet the folks that you make friends with on here. I met 3 families out of the 5 that were with me last week. We loved them and our children were "fast friends" from the moment we met up with them at the Radisson pool pre-cruise. We had a 3 p.m. Meet the first day on deck 10, enjoyed the sail-a-way party together, and did pool-waiting most every day. The kids just bounce from the Mickey pool and slide to the Goofy pool. Just like little homing pigeons, they'd return every now and then to change pools or get food/drink.
Oh a tip about food/drink....the pizza, hotdogs, burgers, ice cream, fruit, etc. on deck 9 are included in your price, as is the beverage station on 9 aft.
If you go to the movies, take food and drink from there instead of buying refreshments outside the theater.
They put out cookies and brownies at 3:00 daily near the beverage stations.
I didn't find that till the last day when we were heading to see The Pacifier.
HTH,
Melanie

Thanks for the great advice! Q on the deck 9 food: Is that available throughout the day? Lunch? afternoon?

[GorshGoofy]

Another Bump!

[GorshGoofy]

Still bumping

[pacercolt]

We just booked this cruise. It wil be DH,me,DD14 and DD6. We were on the Magic April 2 of this year and can't wait to try out the Wonder. For those of you that it is your first cruise, you are in for an awesome time. Has anyone heard about a Halloween party? I had a friend go a couple of years ago and she said there was trick or treating and a party. I wonder if it takes the place of the pirate party. Let me know if you guys know anything about it. :earboy2:

[nicksmom916]

We are cruising with you as well. There's me, DH and DS (6). We will be part of a larger group. Our family is going to WDW to attend my nieces wedding and then about 25 of us are cruising together.

As far as pirate night goes, I was told by DCL that Pirate Night would not be on Halloween.

[GorshGoofy]

We are cruising with you as well. There's me, DH and DS (6). We will be part of a larger group. Our family is going to WDW to attend my nieces wedding and then about 25 of us are cruising together.

As far as pirate night goes, I was told by DCL that Pirate Night would not be on Halloween.

pacercolt and nicksmom916 ... welcome! Glad to know other DISers will be on this cruise. I'm a first time cruiser. Really looking forward to it. I am wondering about the halloween party or what dress clothes I should bring. I'll certainly bring nicer slacks/shirts to wear in the evening. I know I'll need a jacket if I want to go to Palo. Any thoughts?

[VWLMember]

We will also be on this cruise. It will be me, my DW, DS(15) and DS(7). This will be our first cruise! :banana: We are looking forward to Halloween. :scared1: We are glad to finally see others going on this cruise. One month to go!

[GorshGoofy]

We will also be on this cruise. It will be me, my DW, DS(15) and DS(7). This will be our first cruise! :banana: We are looking forward to Halloween. :scared1: We are glad to finally see others going on this cruise. One month to go!

One month to Go!!! Welcome. It's my first cruise too.

[CrazyCruisingFamily]

Just booked the cruise on Tuesday. We'll be sailing with DD6 and DS4. Sailed on the Wonder with extended family back in '03. Last family cruise with DD and DH was Sept '04 on the Celebrity Century.

Anyone been on a Halloween cruise before? Has anyone thought about trick or treating? I am planning to bring some H candy and will participate if we can. If nothing formal, perhaps we can get some DISers to have an informal T/T route?

We are all very excited!

Laura

[M&MMomma]

Hello Everyone! I can't believe it took me this long to find this forum, but this will be our first cruise ever.

I'll be traveling with my DH (he and I are in one stateroom) and MIL and DS (7) and DS (1) will be in another. We are so excited!!!!!

I too was wondering about Halloween festivities. A good friend at work went on a Carnival Cruise last year and said there was trick-or-treating on the ship. Oct. 30th is also my older son's birthday and the travel agent seems to think he'll get some special treatment.

So nice to "meet" you and thanks for the tips. I think they will prove invaluable to first time cruisers.

[tstobb]

We're getting ready to book this cruise (WooHoo for FL resident rates!). We are:
Me, DW, DS12, DS10, DD8. This is DW & my 6th cruise and our kids 3rd - 1st 4 day for us though!

[tstobb]

BUMP!

Anyone?

[GorshGoofy]

BUMP!

Anyone?

Welcome aboard!!! :boat: Time is getting short!! :cheer2: I'm looking forward to the cruise. See you there!! :banana:

[tstobb]

Less than 3 weeks to go & we're finally ready to book! Looks like there are still quite a few rooms available.

[ataylor]

My Wife and dauhter will be on this cruise as well. DCL is doing a trick or treat for everyone and also a costume contest. Just got are tickets yesterday. Daughters 3.

[tstobb]

Finally booked! Anyone else staying at the Radisson the night before?

[GorshGoofy]

My Wife and dauhter will be on this cruise as well. DCL is doing a trick or treat for everyone and also a costume contest. Just got are tickets yesterday. Daughters 3.

I have yet to hear anything specific about trick or treating or a costume contest. I assumed they would do something like that. What can you tell us or where did you get information?

[mott]

My family (DH, DD's 8 & 5 and myself) is on this cruise as well. Someone from DU just posted a link to their cruise news page with very basic info on trick or treat and costume contest. YOu should find the thread if you search on Halloween. I was going to post the link, but the got an error message when I did the search - too busy.

EDITED to add the thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=933373

[tstobb]

Any DISers planning on their own T or T? We can try to organize something quickly if anyone is interested . . . :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[BeanoC]

tstobb - Did you leave us for the 4-day cruise instead? ;)

P.S. How goes the PT?



'Beano' :cool:

[tstobb]

We did :sad1:. With Kathy's surgery, I took off more days from work than planned initially. 4 days with DCL is still better than no days ! :goodvibes
PT goes well and Kathy should be able to hoist a mug :drinking1 by the time we go! We plan to be either at Grills or Jetty Park to wave goodbye to y'all on Saturday depending on what time we get rolling from home for the drive up.
Have a blast & reserve a spot under the piano for me next year! :charac2:

[mott]

Any DISers planning on their own T or T? We can try to organize something quickly if anyone is interested . . .


I thought I had seen a thread earlier regarding this with only a few reply's, but now when I search, I can't seem to find it.

[Fastpassme]

DH(VWLMember) did start a thread re: T or T somewhere in here, but you're right...little response. Hopefully those guys found us here! If people want to do something, we're definitely interested. What have other Dis'ers done for T or T? I'm not sure what we do. :bounce:

[tstobb]

The DISers going on the Magic over Haloween has set up their own T or T, with maps to the participating staterooms.

[mott]

BUMPING - anyone else out there going with us on Oct. 30th? By my estimate, there are about 10 Dis'ers who have found this thread. Thought I bump it to the top to see if we snag anyone else.


Can't believe we are only a bit over 2 weeks away from sailing! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[pacercolt]

tstobb - We are staying at the Radisson the night before as well. Where are the places you said you may watch the Magic? Are they close to the Radisson? We did not stay over on our last cruise.

[nicksmom916]

Hi. We are sailing with you guys on Oct 30 as well. It's me, DH and DS 6 years old. This is our 2nd Disney cruise, we sailed last year in Sept. Can't wait to do it again.

[tstobb]

Grills is located at the port
http://www.visitgrills.com/
and Jetty park runs along the channel that the ships take out to sea
http://www.portcanaveral.org/funport/parks.htm

We've never been to either but it doesn't look like they are far at all.

[mott]

We're planning to eat at Grills on Saturday to watch the Magic pull out too. I have read many post with recomendations for this place. Also, there is a 10% off coupon for out of state people on thier website.

[tstobb]

Also, there is a 10% off coupon for out of state people on thier website.
Also works with a local hotel key for those of us "natives" :banana:

[mott]

Also works with a local hotel key for those of us "natives" :banana:

Awesome :cool1: :cool1: I forgot it said that too.

[Soccermom-Cheri]

tstobb,

could ya' come on back "home" and let us know how you're doin? the looney bin is closing in on 5000+ posts now, but it's the same old cast of characters.

All going well?

[CrazyCruisingFamily]

We are interested in joining a DIS T/T group. I'm not sure we really need maps -- may not be too many of us.

We could set up a time/place to meet on the ship on Sunday evening or Monday morning to exchange room numbers and set up a time to start. It probably makes sense to coordinate the DIS T/T with the ship-board times. Alternatively, if someone wants to take the lead, we can organize it through our posts over the next few weeks.

We have late dinner seating since we booked so late -- that may also factor into the time for the T/T.

So excited! :banana:

Laura

[tstobb]

WOW ! ! ! We booked just Wednesday and out docs arrived today!

We'll be dancing away at the sailaway :banana: so that may be a good place to meet. Deck 10 is usually quite a bit less crowded but you miss the action up there. DW has a few beers in me by then so I'll dance with her (like it takes massive convincing for me to refill my refillable mug several times before 5 pm) :drinking1

As far as T or T, we're up for anything. If anyone has any suggestions, please jump in! Anyone have any big plans for Nassau? We probably won't even get off of the ship (DD8 wants to see the aquarium again but we'll see).

[tstobb]

BUMP !

2 weeks from today, we'll be at the port, waiting to board ! ! !

[mott]

2 weeks from now, we'll be sailing :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: .

I'm going shopping this week for halloween candy - how much should I bring? I guess if I bring too much I can leave it for the CM's in the kids areas...

[Fastpassme]

I was wondering the same thing...Guess better too much than not enough! We can count kids..We have 2, but the 15 year old has to be strongly convinced to T or T.
Tstobb, we were thinking of doing the pirate museum in Nassau. It will be Halloween, so that might be fun. We've never been to Nassau before, but people don't rate it too highly on these boards.

[ataylor]

My wife and I have been there 2 times its nice the atlantis is nice and the aquarium is really nice. But they have a whole water park there on the beach. Last time we went we went to The Blue Lagoon. Its where they filmed the movie. Of course you have to pay for it but you can swim with dolfins and stingray there or just lay on the beach and snorkel. I am hoping the halloween party is fun the cruise line sent us a leter with are tickets and I called disney so they are having one how big it is will be left to be seen. I will bring some candy along to just in case.

[GorshGoofy]

I was wondering the same thing...Guess better too much than not enough! We can count kids..We have 2, but the 15 year old has to be strongly convinced to T or T.
Tstobb, we were thinking of doing the pirate museum in Nassau. It will be Halloween, so that might be fun. We've never been to Nassau before, but people don't rate it too highly on these boards.

Pirate Museum sounds interesting. I'm signed up for the city tour and the harbour tour. Does anyone have comments or suggestions on those choices? Time is getting short! I'm excited!!

[tstobb]

We picked up a big box of Blo Pops from Costco (no chocolate to melt) for T or T.

Any word on when Pirate night will be? Hoping it's not on Halloween.

We missed out on Palo reservations so we're going to try for those once on-board. Did book our couples massage though! :cloud9:

[mott]

tstobb - from everything I've read on these boards, PN is on the 3nd night - the night we depart from CC.

[ataylor]

The harbour tour is ok we did and some family did it as well. You can see everything if you take a cab to Atlantis it was kind of a let down for just sitting on a boat and someone telling you about the city. And if it is the same tour you have to walk a long way up to Atlantis so with kids it could be hard. We did have fun a Blue Lagoon but you have a long boat ride to get there. I think we might do the Pirate tour if we don't go to Atlantis.

[whowhon]

Finally found this place!! Me, my husband, and daughter(4), my MIL, FIL, My BIL, SIL, and their child(18mont) will be cruising as well!!!

I'm getting so excited!! This is my first cruise ever! :banana:

I know about the Halloween TT but what is the Pirate Night?

[tstobb]

Pirate Night is a special themed night where pirates "take over" the ship for the night and Captain Mickey & his crew save the day. We are bringing pirate costumes to wear but they give you bandanas and eye patches during dinner. The main part of the show happens at a deck party and there are fireworks to wrap it all up.

Your 4 year old will love the cruise! We've never done the 4 day but have done both the 3 and 7 day and there are photo opportunities everywhere, every day. If she loves being a princess as much as my daughter, she won't be at all out of place wearing her dresses to dinner (especially at Triton's).

I saw that you are from Florida - did you get to book at the FL resident rates?

[ataylor]

For the first time cruisers my wife found a link on www.cruiseclues.com that said to take a cheap plasic shoe holder that hangs from a door. You can put it in your bathroom and put all your personal items in it instead of them sitting on the sink. We did this on are last cruise and it helped alot. I wish we would have had it when we took are daughter when she was 18 months for all her baby stuff.

[CrazyCruisingFamily]

Getting excited!

I expect our kids (DS4 and DD6) will dress up each and every night of the cruise. I picked up pirate costumes for the both of them, and we'll be bringing several other costumes aboard. I think as long as the kids are neat and presentable, it is fine to wear costumes to dinner, keeping in mind the dress code in the restuarant for the evening (in other words, no power rangers on semi formal night, but a prince or princess is okay if it is reasonably dressy).

We did one of the Disney Nassau excursions to Atlantis last time -- the one that tours the hotel and goes to the aquarium. My DD, who was 4 at the time, loved it. That being said, I think this time we will not even get off the ship in Nassau and just enjoy some family time in an uncrowded pool and around the uncrowded ship!

I will be picking up some chocolate today for T/T and to snack on in the movie theater. Whatever is left over we will give to the Oceaneer Club staff.

Word is that the 2007 rates for Jan through April will be released tomorrow (Oct 19)! :hourglass

Laura

[tstobb]

Two weeks from today we will be on Castaway Cay!

[whowhon]

did you get to book at the FL resident rates?

No, We booked before they started the fl resident rates for us. But my travel agent said he was looking into getting us a refund. :fingercrossed:

My husband and I already have pirate costumes for the halloween party. pirate: So we will be ok for Pirate Night.

I am so excited! I just hope that TS Wilma doesn't show her face around our cruise time.

[tstobb]

Two weeks from today is our day at sea! :boat: :fish: :sunny:

[ataylor]

Anyone here doing the land sea with 3 days in the park.

[whowhon]

We didn't book the 3 day land. But we are leaving next Thursday and going to Mickey's not so scary Trick or Treat friday 10-28. Then we plan on going to acouple of other parks, we don't know yet. Then we leave sunday for the cruise. :banana: But, when we get off of the cruise we are heading back to Disneyworld again for three more days. ::MickeyMo ::MickeyMo I can't wait!! This is our first cruise. :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[GorshGoofy]

Anyone here doing the land sea with 3 days in the park.

I booked them separately but I will be at WDW for 3 days before the cruise. Epcot's Food and Wine Festival ... here I come!!!

[ataylor]

We are doing the not so scary hallween party the 27.

[mott]

We fly in to MCO on Friday night, but at this point have no plans to head to WDW. We are driving to Cocoa Beach and will be at the port as early as possible on Sunday. I suppose if Willma hits the beach hard, we might consider a day at the parks - but we just did WDW in January and my DH is not keen on going back again so soon. We might do Universal instead. But again, that is ONLY if we find out that the beaches are not useable.

I have a T-or-T question - is someone willing to gather a list of families who want to partake and their cabin numbers (and perhaps number of kids)? Otherwise how will we know where to go? :confused3 :confused3

My kids don't know yet about the cruise - only that we are "going to Cocoa Beach" and they are already counting the days :sunny: . As am I!

[tstobb]

Not going to the parks this time :guilty: .

We're planning on driving up on Saturday morning to Downtown Disney, grabbing lunch there and then heading over. Total drive for us is almost exactly 4 hours from home to the Radisson. Hoping to get lucky & close on our refi on our house before leaving. If that happens, we're heading to Saratoga Springs on Saturday to sign up for DVC!

We couldn't keep it a secret from our kids. We tried once and lasted about 20 minutes into the drive!

[DisneyDmbNut]

Not going to the parks this time :guilty: .

We're planning on driving up on Saturday morning to Downtown Disney, grabbing lunch there and then heading over. Total drive for us is almost exactly 4 hours from home to the Radisson. Hoping to get lucky & close on our refi on our house before leaving. If that happens, we're heading to Saratoga Springs on Saturday to sign up for DVC!

We couldn't keep it a secret from our kids. We tried once and lasted about 20 minutes into the drive!
Come back to the Oct 29th cruise!!!

[mott]

I've noticed a couple of Dis'ers who have not found this tread yet...I'm just bumping it to the top. :bounce:

BTW - Did I scare everyone away by asking who would make a list of rooms for t-or-t :earseek: ?

tstobb - how did they organized the t-or-t on the magic? Did someone just gather the necessary info and post it? Or email it? or what?

[nicksmom916]

Hi. I would love to be part of our own trick or treat but there is no way I have the time to organize it. I am part of a larger group with 7 kids. If you guys are able to find someone to volunteer to organize it, I will find out if the kids in my group will participate.

Please let me know.

Thanks

[tstobb]

Not sure how they're doing it on the Magic BUT if everyone who is interested wants to PM me with their room number and how many children would be involved, I would be more than happy to try to keep it organized. Please keep in mind that I live in SW Florida and may be off-line for periods of time, depending on the track of Wilma.

How about as well as PM'ing me, we plan a mini-meet for once we're on-board? We plan on being at the port early & eating lunch pretty much right away. How does about 3:30 (before the safety drill), on deck 10, starboard side (terminal side), overlooking the Goofy pool sound? We should be relativly easy to find - all 5 of us will be wearing matching Mickey Tiki shirts or dresses :cool1:

If anyone has any ideas, please jump in!

[mott]

tstobb - sending pixie dust your way for Willma :wizard: :wizard: .

If you think it better that someone else compile the list (due to uncertain internet service), I would also be willing to make a list of room numbers and number of children. Could I then post it on this thread?

[hilbil]

We will be sailing with you in 10 short days! DD-4 and DS-2 are so excited. This is our 2nd cruise on the Wonder. We went last September and felt lucky to make it in between hurricanes, but we didn't get to Castaway Cay. We're really looking forward to that this year. Hope Wilma won't cause too much of a ruckus. Anyone else with little kids? The TorT sounds like fun. Have you thought about what time to do it?

[mott]

Welcome hilbil,
Looks like we might be dodging hurricanes again this year. Willma needs to BLOW by quickly (after reducing strenght of course :)) and the 4 tropical waves in the atlantic better not organize into anything more! Or at least wait until we are back home - right? :teeth:

[ataylor]

My wife and I are in we are in Cabin 6135 and we have late seating dinner. Hopefully we can do it before or after the ships treak or treating. Welcome hilbil.

[tstobb]

Can we get an approximate count for T or T? I will have 3 - ages 12 :bounce: , 10 :bounce: & 8 :bounce:

[VWLMember]

We will be in 6548, we have two sons 7 and 15. The fifteen year old will not be participating, but is willing to help out.

[MELLIEFLAMINGO]

My Dh And 2 Sons Will Be On Board On The 30th Of October.. Cannot Wait... First Cruis

[CrazyCruisingFamily]

For T/T: 2 kids, DH6 and DS4. We are in 5018. Thanks for organizing! :goodvibes

Laura

[MELLIEFLAMINGO]

Our Sons Are 7 And 11- The 11 Y.o. Thinks He Is Too Cool To Do Anything... We Are In Cabin 6056 (or 6032- Just Cannot Remember)..

[tstobb]

The 11 Y.o. Thinks He Is Too Cool To Do Anything
He will do great with my 12 year old then!

[MELLIEFLAMINGO]

great... this is our first cruise.... we have no idea what to expect... he just thinks he will eat all day and have free reign... i am kind of nervouse about that!

[ataylor]

Update
MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 (or 6032 1 maybe 2
CrazyCruisingFamily 2 kids 5018
VWLMember cabin 6548, we have 1 maybe 2
tstobb 3 cabin ?
ataylor cabin 6135 1
nicksmom916 7 cabin ?
M&MMomma 2 kids Cabin ? although theres no recent posts.
mott 2 kids cabin ?
pacercolt kids ? cabin ?
gorshgoofy kids ? cabin ?
whowhon 2? kids cabin ?
hilbil 2 kids cabin ?
If you want to add to this copy and paste it in a new reply and if I messed something up you can change it or add information

[GorshGoofy]

Update
MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 (or 6032 1 maybe 2
CrazyCruisingFamily 2 kids 5018
VWLMember cabin 6548, we have 1 maybe 2
tstobb 3 cabin ?
ataylor cabin 6135 1
nicksmom916 7 cabin ?
M&MMomma 2 kids Cabin ? although theres no recent posts.
mott 2 kids cabin ?
pacercolt kids ? cabin ?
gorshgoofy kids 0 cabin 7121
whowhon 2? kids cabin ?
hilbil 2 kids cabin ?
If you want to add to this copy and paste it in a new reply and if I messed something up you can change it or add information

GorshGoofy 0 kids Cabin 7121

When would we have T or T?

[PONYTAIL]

WOW! It was hard getting here...

Ponytail Cabin 7030 2 Kids
Ponytail´s friends Cabin 7028 2 Kids

:maleficen

[tstobb]

Fantastic idea!
Update
MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 (or 6032 1 maybe 2
CrazyCruisingFamily 2 kids 5018
VWLMember cabin 6548, we have 1 maybe 2
tstobb 3 cabin 5634 & 5636 (shhh - the kids think we're in cat 9s on deck 1)
ataylor cabin 6135 1
nicksmom916 7 cabin ?
M&MMomma 2 kids Cabin ? although theres no recent posts.
mott 2 kids cabin ?
pacercolt kids ? cabin ?
gorshgoofy kids ? cabin ?
whowhon 2? kids cabin ?
hilbil 2 kids cabin ?

MELLIEFLAMINGO - PM me if you want my DS12's e-mail address for your son He said to tell him that he used to think he wouldn't do T or T until he thought about the candy and how cool THAT could be!

2 weeks & 2 days to go! :goodvibes

[mott]

I had time during dinner to update the list...

MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 DS11)
CrazyCruisingFamily Cabin 5018 2 kids (DS6 DS4)
VWLMember cabin 6548 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 & DS 15)
tstobb cabin ? 3 kids (DS12 DS10 DD 8)
ataylor cabin 6135 1 kid (DD3)
nicksmom916 cabin ? 7 kids (DS6)
M&MMomma Cabin ? 2 kids (DS7 DD1)
mott cabin ? 2 kids (DD8 DD5)
pacercolt cabin ? 2 kids (DD14 DS6)
gorshgoofy cabin 7121
whowhon cabin ? 2? kids (DD4 + ?)
hilbil cabin ? 2 kids (DD4 DS2)
ponytail cabin 7030 & 7028 4 kids

I had this nicely formatted, but when I pasted it in here I lost the fomatting. Oh well.

Thanks for getting the list started.

[nicksmom916]

Has anyone decided on a time for the trick or treating? I am trying to coordinate the 7 kids from my family that will be cruising and I need to make sure that the t or t won't conflict with any excursions or Palo reservations.

Thanks in advance.

[PONYTAIL]

We have the second dining rotation, anybody else? How about 5pm? It wouldn´t interfere with dining...I´m open to anything.

MOTT thank you so much for telling me how to get here :wave2:

[nicksmom916]

My entire group has Palo reservations at 6:00, which means that we will need time to get showered and dressed for dinner and then we will need to check the kids into the club before 6:00.

[tstobb]

We have late seating as well and don't plan on getting off of the ship in Nassau - 4:30 to 5 works for us as well.

[mott]

Looking at a kids navigator form early this month, there is a character event for the 4-7 year olds on Monday from 4-5. Since there are only a couple of these events in the clubs, if my DD wants to go, I'd like her to be able to. We have early dinner.

For those on excursions, when do you return?

[hilbil]

MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 DS11)
CrazyCruisingFamily Cabin 5018 2 kids (DS6 DS4)
VWLMember cabin 6548 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 & DS 15)
tstobb cabin ? 3 kids (DS12 DS10 DD 8)
ataylor cabin 6135 1 kid (DD3)
nicksmom916 cabin ? 7 kids (DS6)
M&MMomma Cabin ? 2 kids (DS7 DD1)
mott cabin ? 2 kids (DD8 DD5)
pacercolt cabin ? 2 kids (DD14 DS6)
gorshgoofy cabin 7121
whowhon cabin ? 2? kids (DD4 + ?)
hilbil cabin 8556 2 kids (DD4 DS2)
ponytail cabin 7030 & 7028 4 kids

Added our cabin number
It looks like there are about 31 kids so far and 14 cabins. I'm guessing that once we have the room number list together, each family walks the route individually, rather than going in one big group. Does that sound right? How about if we start at 4:30 so that people with early dinner can wrap up in time and those with afternoon plans can participate when they are done. Of course, we don't know when DCL will be doing their big TT on board yet, but I'm willing to bet it will be too crowded to enjoy.

I liked tstobb's idea to meet the first day on Deck 10 starboard at 3:30. We'll be there :cool1:

Anyone else doing the Wilma watch?

[mott]

I've been watching Wilma all week and also keeping an eye on all the tropical waves - include the one that just became tropical depression 25. Right now, it looks like they will both be gone by the middle of the week. :cool1: But, CC might get hit hard :sad1: .

[nicksmom916]

How about 3:30 for Trick or Treating?

[VWLMember]

We plan on being back on the boat early, so 3:30 works for us. We have early dinner seating...are we the only ones? It seems like most of you are late seating.

[GorshGoofy]

I have second seating and will be out for excursions but don't wait on me. I am watching Wilma but it looks like it she will be out of the area by Tuesday or Wednesday of this week so we should be okay there.

[mott]

We too have early dining. 3:30 should work for us.

[hilbil]

3:30 works for us. :cheer2:

[The Lost Girls]

Update
MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 (or 6032 1 maybe 2
CrazyCruisingFamily 2 kids 5018
VWLMember cabin 6548, we have 1 maybe 2
tstobb 3 cabin ?
ataylor cabin 6135 1
nicksmom916 7 cabin ?
M&MMomma 2 kids Cabin ? although theres no recent posts.
mott 2 kids cabin ?
pacercolt kids ? cabin ?
gorshgoofy kids ? cabin ?
whowhon 2? kids cabin ?
hilbil 2 kids cabin ?
If you want to add to this copy and paste it in a new reply and if I messed something up you can change it or add information


Adding in the Lost Girls - Cabin 7060, 2 girls ages 8 and 11. Looking forward to it!

[tstobb]

3:30 works for us as well.

We had DD's birthday party yesterday and then spent the rest of the day boarding up the house. Got about 1/2 way done so I need to finish up today. Hopefully Wilma won't get any stronger as she comes in - they're predicting a fast-moving cat 2 or 3 for here so it shouldn't be too bad. I'm also scheduled to fly up to Cincinnati for the day on Tuesday for business so hopefully she'll be gone by then. Watching "Alpha" & hoping that it misses Castaway Cay.

1 week to go! :boat:

[ataylor]

3:30 works for us as well. Are we going to meet on deck 10 the first day? If so we can iron out all the details and cabin numbers for those not assigned yet.
Welcome lost girls.
MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 DS11)
CrazyCruisingFamily Cabin 5018 2 kids (DS6 DS4)
VWLMember cabin 6548 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 & DS 15)
tstobb cabin ? 3 kids (DS12 DS10 DD 8)
ataylor cabin 6135 1 kid (DD3)
nicksmom916 cabin ? 7 kids (DS6)
M&MMomma Cabin ? 2 kids (DS7 DD1)
mott cabin ? 2 kids (DD8 DD5)
pacercolt cabin ? 2 kids (DD14 DS6)
gorshgoofy cabin 7121
whowhon cabin ? 2? kids (DD4 + ?)
hilbil cabin 8556 2 kids (DD4 DS2)
ponytail cabin 7030 & 7028 4 kids
The Lost Girls Cabin 7060, 2 girls ages 8 and 11

[whowhon]

We are traveling with my daughter who is 4 and our nephew who is 18 months.

Our room number is 5131.!!

I went and got candy for the trick or treat today!! I'm getting excited!! We will meet on Deck 10 the first day but what time?

My name is Laurie by the way!

[nicksmom916]

Hi everyone. Here are my details for the the trick or treat list

My son (6) and grandson (2) cabin 8016
2 nephews (7 and 5) and 1 niece (2) cabin 8588
2 nieces (6 & 3) cabin 2122

[mott]

MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 DS11)
CrazyCruisingFamily Cabin 5018 2 kids (DS6 DS4)
VWLMember cabin 6548 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 & DS 15)
tstobb cabin 5634 & 5636 3 kids (DS12 DS10 DD 8)
ataylor cabin 6135 1 kid (DD3)
nicksmom916 cabin 8016, 8588 & 2122 7 kids (DS6 DGS2)(7,5,2)(6,3)
M&MMomma Cabin ? 2 kids (DS7 DD1)
mott cabin 6012 2 kids (DD8 DD5)
pacercolt cabin ? 2 kids (DD14 DS6)
gorshgoofy cabin 7121
whowhon cabin 5131 2 kids (DD4 + 18 mo. nephew)
hilbil cabin 8556 2 kids (DD4 DS2)
ponytail cabin 7030 & 7028 4 kids
The Lost Girls Cabin 7060, 2 girls ages 8 and 11

I updated the list - please verify I did not make a typo :).

The meeting on Deck 10 is at 3:30 on Sunday.

[whowhon]

Thanks!!! :love1:

[Buttercup1]

HI everyone, We would love to join the T&T group. This is our 3rd cruise with Disney but first Halloween. We have an 8yr old girl and a soon to be 5yr old boy. Birthday is on Halloween. We are staying in room 2114. For those of you who are new to Disney cruise line, we always bring the kids bubbles to blow when we leave dock. They really seem to enjoy it.

[ataylor]

Welcome Buttercup1
current list
MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 DS11)
CrazyCruisingFamily Cabin 5018 2 kids (DS6 DS4)
VWLMember cabin 6548 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 & DS 15)
tstobb cabin 5634 & 5636 3 kids (DS12 DS10 DD 8)
ataylor cabin 6135 1 kid (DD3)
nicksmom916 cabin 8016, 8588 & 2122 7 kids (DS6 DGS2)(7,5,2)(6,3)
M&MMomma Cabin ? 2 kids (DS7 DD1)
mott cabin 6012 2 kids (DD8 DD5)
pacercolt cabin ? 2 kids (DD14 DS6)
gorshgoofy cabin 7121
whowhon cabin 5131 2 kids (DD4 + 18 mo. nephew)
hilbil cabin 8556 2 kids (DD4 DS2)
ponytail cabin 7030 & 7028 4 kids
The Lost Girls Cabin 7060, 2 girls ages 8 and 11
Buttercup1 cabin 2114 DD8 DS5 2 kids.

Still 3:30

[mott]

Buttercup1 - glad you found this thread!

I goofed on my cabin number, so I've udpated the list with the correct number :blush: .

MELLIEFLAMINGO Cabin 6056 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 DS11)
CrazyCruisingFamily Cabin 5018 2 kids (DS6 DS4)
VWLMember cabin 6548 1 maybe 2 kids (DS7 & DS 15)
tstobb cabin 5634 & 5636 3 kids (DS12 DS10 DD 8)
ataylor cabin 6135 1 kid (DD3)
nicksmom916 cabin 8016, 8588 & 2122 7 kids (DS6 DGS2)(7,5,2)(6,3)
M&MMomma Cabin ? 2 kids (DS7 DD1)
mott cabin 6612 2 kids (DD8 DD5)
pacercolt cabin ? 2 kids (DD14 DS6)
gorshgoofy cabin 7121
whowhon cabin 5131 2 kids (DD4 + 18 mo. nephew)
hilbil cabin 8556 2 kids (DD4 DS2)
ponytail cabin 7030 & 7028 4 kids
The Lost Girls Cabin 7060, 2 girls ages 8 and 11
Buttercup1 cabin 2114 DD8 DS5 2 kids.

[whowhon]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
I can't wait!! I leave in two days for Disneyworld!!

[mott]

tstobb - are you back online yet? How bad did Wilma hit your area? I hope all is well for you and your loved ones.

[GorshGoofy]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
I can't wait!! I leave in two days for Disneyworld!!

Yes!!! I'm leaving early Thursday morning!! Started packing tonight, Tuesday!

[PONYTAIL]

I´m leaving tomorrow 6:00am!!!!!


:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :banana: :banana: :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[mott]

For everyone leaving in the next couple of days - here's wishing you safe travel. We leave on Friday and I can't wait. Starting to get everything packed (we don't need shorts in IL so those are already in the bag :) ).

Getting very excited! I can't believe that we have been able to keep this a surprise from the kids - I thought for sure one of us would slip and they would catch us!

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

[PONYTAIL]

Thanks mott! We are also keeping it a sursprise for our 2 DD!!!! We are planning to wake them up at 3:00 and ask them...What would you like to do today, go to school or go to Disney? LOL!!!! I definetely have to record this in my camera!!! See you there!

[hilbil]

We're leaving tomorrow! :cool1: Has anyone heard if CC has been affected by Wilma or Alpha? Can't wait to lounge on the beach. tstobb - hope you are all well and didn't have too much damage. We'll see you on Deck 10 at 3:30 on Sunday!

[tstobb]

Thanks for all of the concern :grouphug: . We came through great. Lost about a dozen shingles from the roof and had our fig tree uprooted but it's already replanted & doing fine. Still without power at home but my office was open voluntarily. so I figured I'd at least come in to check my e-mail :goodvibes . Hopefully they get the power back on before we lose all of the food in the freezers.
Driving in today, saw a lot of damage from downed trees to street signs bent down to the ground. Most stop lights are out (70% of FPL area is without power) and very few people remember that you treat that as a 4 way stop - almost got creamed twice on the way in. Schools are out today but will probably be opened tomorrow depending on the power situation. My parents pool cage is gone. Not down - gone, missing, nowhere to be found - kind of like Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz.
Looking forward to the trip! 1 week from today we'll be on Castaway Cay! pirate:

[mott]

tstobb - Glad to hear everythings OK.

hilbil - from what I've read on the boards and what my husband said (based on watching Wilma's path over google earth), there is probably some wind damage, but hopefully that's all. If I know Disney, they'll have it cleaned up in time for us :sunny: .

[tstobb]

Castaway Cay damaged:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=10374887#post10374887

[mott]

I was just going to post that thread link...wonder if they will have time to get things fixed by the time we are scheduled to doc? CC is my DH favorite part of the curise!

[tstobb]

Ours too - 6 days until we're there!

[mott]

Ours too - 6 days until we're there!

yahoo! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Do you know if it's supposed to warm up in FL by the weekend? Shirley said it's cold now. When I check the accuweather forcast, it says upper 70's by Saturday?

My daughter (who only thinks we are going to Cocoa beach) was hoping today was Thursday. As excited as my kids are about "going to Cocoa Beach", I can't imaging if they knew we were actually taking a Disney curise. I can't wait to tell them.

[tstobb]

Weather forecast for Nassau on Monday the 31st is for a few showers and a high of 85.
Cape Canaveral forecast is for low to mid 70's through Sunday with showers every day but Friday. Sunday temperature is supposed to get up to 79.

[nicksmom916]

Hi everyone. We will be leaving tomorrow morning at 6:00 so....right now I'm frantically trying to pack and get everything together. I have printed the cabin list for the trick or treat and I have just re-read the past posts. I just want to confirm that we are meeting on Sunday at 3:30 on deck 10 and that the trick or treat will be on Monday at 3:30. What are we going to do just have everyone go t or t ing on their own starting at 3:30? Sorry to ask so many questions but while this is my second Disney cruise it's our first Halloween cruise.

Also, I'm glad that all of you who were in the storms path made it through okay. Too bad about the damage to Castaway Cay. Last year they had to change our cruise itinerary to give them an extra day to clean up Castaway Cay from a hurricane that had just been through. Since it was my first time there I really didn't see any damage but I know that some of the veterans were saying that they could really tell.

See you all on Sunday.

[whowhon]

I am getting really excited!! We leave tomorrow at noon. We will be going to Mickeys Not So Scarry Halloween on friday. Then a day of shopping saturday. Then off to the boat!!! I cant wait!!

Looking forward to TT.

The weather right now in the florida panhandle is about 45. It is suppose to be warmer by sunday thou. And it normally is colder by 20 or more degrees in southern florida then it is here.

::MickeyMo

[mott]

nicksmom916 - Yes to meeting on Sunday on deck 10 and yes to t-or-t at 3:30. As for details beyond the time, I don't think we decided...I guess we can talk more at the meet on Sunday.

For those leaving tomorrow - I wish you safe travels.

[tstobb]

Good Morning to anyone who hasn't left yet! Still only on-line at work. FPL now says that they should have our power back on by the 15th of November :confused3

We're having a decorating contest here at work and our department is doing a movies theme so our section decided on Pirates of the Caribbean! pirate: I made a 12 X 15 fabric treasure map (I impressed myself with that one!) and one of the other people made a 12 foot long, 1/2 of the Black Pearl, complete with tattered black sails & a skeleton walking the plank! I got a fantastic set of large, old keys off of eBay that are now hanging from a stuffed dog's mouth, teasing the "prisioners" in our cubes. Quite a contrast to the group next to us that is doing the Wizard of Oz. We figured that we should be able to fit their Munchkins into our cannons :goodvibes

[whowhon]

Getting ready to walk out the door!!!!!!!! :Pinkbounc See you guys on Sunday!! I'm off to go Trick or Treat with Mickey tomorrow night!!

[tstobb]

YAY - POWER IS BACK ON ! ! ! :Pinkbounc

We were getting ready to head out to another night on my parent's sofa bed and noticed that there were alarms going off & it looked brighter than it should have. Walked back in the door & our lights came on! Must be a sign that wer can go on our cruise & relax - the Great Mouse God has been appeased!

See y'all Sunday - deck 10, starboard side at 3:30. Remember - it's the family of 5 in matching clothes with Mom & Dad on their 2nd ( or 3rd! ) beer! :earboy2:

[mott]

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in the t-or-t! My kids loved it! After we were done, we went up to deck 9 and decided between the rain and the chaos that it was time to go get ready for dinner :teeth: .

THANKS AGAIN!! :flower:

[CrazyCruisingFamily]

Echoing the previous post -- the T or T with the DIS board families was great! My kids got their candy and got to knock on doors and shout trick or treat. When we walked upstairs we took one look around and decided to skip the chaos and go back to the room to eat our candy.

Hope you all enjoyed our "spooky" door! (The one with the spider webbing and the enormous spider) The kids had a blast decorating it!

Laura

[hilbil]

We had a great time with the TorT organinzed here on the DISboard! When we saw the lines and misery on deck 9 we were so glad to have skipped that. Thanks to all of you!
We are having a hard time adjusting to the return "real life" and to the time change (we're on the west coast and the kids keep waking up at 4:30am!)

[GorshGoofy]

Echoing the previous post -- the T or T with the DIS board families was great! My kids got their candy and got to knock on doors and shout trick or treat. When we walked upstairs we took one look around and decided to skip the chaos and go back to the room to eat our candy.

Hope you all enjoyed our "spooky" door! (The one with the spider webbing and the enormous spider) The kids had a blast decorating it!

Laura

I enjoyed T or T as well, but I have a lot of candy left. I have to agree with you about the chaos on Deck 9. After the DIS-board T or T ended I went up to see what was going on on Deck 9. I found a table in a relatively quiet eddy and watched the crowd pass by.

I think I saw the spooky door. Were you on Deck 7? I was down the hall from you in 7121.

I had a great cruise. Sorry I missed the Sunday meeting.

I am already planning another trip for the same time next year.

[tstobb]

VERY new at building a site & just figured out how to get a basic gallery up & going. I've uploaded the pictures from our digital camera & we're supposed to be getting the regular films back today so I'll try to scan & post more this weekend. Some pics are at the Raddison before the cruise & some are at DD afterwards but most are during the cruise, including some of the cabin.

Click the link & take the ride - it's
thedumboride.com (http://www.thedumboride.com)

[Stephieann]

Just wanted to post here... i would like to read up on your post to see what all you guys planned. i am going on the wonder oct 29 2006 and wanted some idea for the t & T

[ataylor]

No problem Disney will have a trick or treat but it will consist of the kids going from table to table on the pool deck and getting next to nothing as treats. What we did we saw that past cruisers had done was find people that wanted to and had them bring candy on board so the kids could go from cabin to cabin getting candy. The one thing I saw that was important was keeping your thread alive on here and also try cuisecritic.com to. Even if you just bump your thread it keeps it on the main page and easy to find. The more people you have the more fun it is but all you have to do is decide on a time to do it we did the same time as the cruise trick or treat. Just meet the first day of the cruise somewhere and set it up. If you can get someone to just get all the names and cabin numbers on paper so you know where to go. What I did was just start updating on the thread and printed it off before we left. We ended up having so much extra candy I went up on the deck where kids had been standing in line for 45 miutes waiting to get a little puzzle or spider ring. I gave all the candy that I had left out up there. Good luck.