Any Oct 16th 4 day Wonder cruisers out there?

[jjgarv]

There will be 7 adults and 1 child (Not mine!) cruising with us!

[jjgarv]

bump...where are you all? :confused3

[ResortsFrmrCM]

HI...I was wondering myself if anyone else was cruising with us :) It will be myself my S/O and our 3 1/2 yo (girl). I posted a couple of months back and someone answered. I'm not sure if that was you, jjgarv, but if so I guess we're the only ones cruising!!

This is our first cruise so we are very excited. We're doing the Land and Sea and will be at the Poly first. I went to try and book advanced ressies for Palo and the Spa and had no problems with plenty of chocies available so now I'm really wondering how many others are sailing with us. Is there any way we can tell if the ship is sold out or close to being sold out? Better yet, anyone else out there who is coming along??? We hope to meet lots of people on the trip!

[timswoman]

My gang will be there. There will be 15 of us. All family and friends. This will be my 3rd cruise but most of the rest's 1st. I can't wait!!!!! We have been booked for over a year. We have 3 of the SP rooms. Yeah!!!! Let's keep this thread going. From the looks of this thread the ship will be empty.

Timswoman

[ResortsFrmrCM]

OK..so there's 18 of us onthe ship so far...no crowded pools..YEAH! Seriously, I suppose no one else is from the DIS boards. Well, if there is anyone else we'd love to hear from you!!

[eaj15]

We are there! First time cruisers and can't wait. Me, DH and DS (2 1/2)!! If the ship isn't very full, do you think they'd give a room upgrade? Anyone know anything about this? :cool1: Can't wait to see everyone!!!

[jjgarv]

Wow! There are others on this trip! We are doing land sea as well, just on our own, we will be staying at SSR after the cruise through Sunday. It is Dw and my 4th DC, first on the Wonder. My SIL and BIL's second, the rest their first. We have made our Palo ressie already online, doing Atlantis on our own. Keeping fingers crossed for an upgrade because we are going for an inside cabin for the first time to save points to go to SSR. Looking forward to it...only like 55 days left! :rotfl: :banana:

[debloco]

We'll be there! I'm celebrating my birthday and it's just me and my DH. Our DD is staying home this time. jjgarv started a thread a while ago, must have dropped pretty far down. Seems like we haven't added too many people! Getting close now! :boat:

[debloco]

:Pinkbounc

[jjgarv]

Any updates to our cruise? Anyone get docs or upgrades yet?

[ResortsFrmrCM]

No docs here and no upgrades :guilty: But, we are counting the days and its gettting so close!!! :goodvibes We are in a cat. 6 so I don't know if we'd get an upgrade...anyone know? If not no big deal. I am really happy that getting all of the ressies I wanted for Palo and the spa were so easy!!!

[Ethelina]

You won't be alone! Our group is 23 total!!!! 9 Staterooms.... 18 Adults 5 Kids all family! This is our 3rd but for most 1st and 2nd times for them. No docs here yet but they will come soon I hope! Planning on Atlantis on our own but didn't reserve anything yet but will try to get a day room. Tonight we are gathering pirate outfits for Pirate Night so we are getting very excited! Read here about stingrays at CC that will be very cool! :cool1:

Can't wait!!!!
E :cool1:

[timswoman]

What deck are y'all on? We are on deck 5. We are sooooooo excited. Keep me updated as to when ya get your docs so I can look out for ours. Has anyone checked to see how full the Wonder will be?

38 days to go!!!!!!!!

[debloco]

No docs or upgrades here either. My guess is that with the ship no where near capacity that they won't be doing many (if any) upgrades because they don't need to open up lower priced cabins.
You can always ask at the port when you check in what the cost would be to upgrade. It's usually less cost than if you had just booked whatever category you want to upgrade to.
We are on Deck 6, in a Cat. 6. Port side.
But would love to upgrade to a 1-bedroom! ;)

[debloco]

Thought I would put together a summary of who’s cruising :boat:
Any info you would like added or corrected, just post or PM me!

jjgarv
Self and DW-4th cruise
Central PA
SIL & BIL-2nd cruise
Rest of the party-1st cruise
Total party=
7 adults
1 child
jjgary-inside cabin

ResortsFrmrCM
Self and SO 3 1/2 y.o. DD-1st cruise
Bensalem, PA
Land & Sea package w/ Polynesian first
Total party=
2 adults
1 child
Cat 6

Timswoman-
Self and DH(?)-3rd cruise
Means, KY
Total party=
15 (family and friends) for most it’s their 1st cruise
Deck 5, Cat 7 (3 SP cabins)
2 unassigned cabins

eaj15
Self and DH 2 1/2 y.o. DS-1st cruise
Oak Creek, WI
Total party=
2 adults
1 child

debloco
Self and DH-3rd cruise
Crystal Lake, IL
Total party=
2 adults
REAS
Deck 6, Cat 6

Ethelina
Self and DH(?)–3rd cruise
Illinois
Total party=
18 adults
5 children
9 cabins

leasy
Self and DH
DD & DBF DS 16, DS 6
DD & DH DS 10, DS 5

sampoulter
Self and DH-2nd Wonder cruise
Murfreesboro, TN
Total party=
2 adults
REAS

We’re up to 66 people!

[leasy]

I've never posted on a forum before so I really don't know what I'm doing. But I wanted you to know that there are 10 more people on this cruise. My DH and I are taking our DD, boyfriend, and grandsons, 16 & 6 and our other DD and her hubby and grandsons, 10 and 5 on this cruise. My DH and I have cruised before on another line. The others have never been on the seas. We are looking forward to it. We've had a lot of questions answered by eavesdropping on this website.

The kids are anxious to get going. The oldest is a little nervous as he is shy. I think he'll do alright once he gets there. The others have never met a stranger so they should be ok.

I am a teacher so normally don't go on a cruise this time of year, but I think it's ok once. It's getting so I think it's time to stop and smell the roses. You never know any more what's going to happen.

Hope times goes fast until the 16th and then slow for the four days.

Leasy

[timswoman]

How can we find out who our captain will be?

Are ya guys making door signs?

[debloco]

Update

Thought I would put together a summary of who’s cruising :boat:
Any info you would like added or corrected, just post or PM me!

jjgarv
Self and DW-4th cruise
Central PA
SIL & BIL-2nd cruise
Rest of the party-1st cruise
Total party=
7 adults
1 child
jjgary-inside cabin

ResortsFrmrCM
Self and SO 3 1/2 y.o. DD-1st cruise
Bensalem, PA
Land & Sea package w/ Polynesian first
Total party=
2 adults
1 child
Cat 6

timswoman-
Self and DH(?)-3rd cruise
Means, KY
Total party=
15 (family and friends) for most it’s their 1st cruise
Deck 5, Cat 7 (3 SP cabins)
2 unassigned cabins

eaj15
Self and DH 2 1/2 y.o. DS-1st cruise
Oak Creek, WI
Total party=
2 adults
1 child

debloco
Self and DH-3rd cruise
Crystal Lake, IL
Total party=
2 adults
Deck 6, Cat 6

Ethelina
Self and DH(?)–3rd cruise
Illinois
Total party=
18 adults
5 children
9 cabins

leasy
Self and DH-1st Disney Cruise!
DD & DBF DS 16, DS 6-1st cruise
DD & DH DS 10, DS 5-1st cruise
Total party=
6 adults
1 teen
5 children

We’re up to 64 people!

[debloco]

:Pinkbounc

[sampoulter]

We'll be on this cruise too! Just the two of us (DH and me) on our second cruise on the Wonder. I wish I could tell you our stateroom, but we moved recently and apparently DH moved the stuff I could definitely put my hands on. . . . I do know that we booked the Romantic Escape at Sea, have our massage scheduled for Monday afternoon, and Palo for Wednesday night. Wahoo!

Just 4 weeks until Serenity Bay! How soon can we expect to get our cruise docs?

BTW, I'm new to all this -- I'm much more accustomed to traditional e-lists -- so apologies if I don't follow accepted protocol.

Happy happy!

Susan

[debloco]

Susan,
Thanks for posting! And you did just fine :flower:
We're down to 26 days now! :banana:

We booked the REAS package as well and will be in Palo Wednesday night too. I think our massages are scheduled for the sea day, along with brunch at Palo. It's our 2nd cruise on the Wonder too ;)

Cruise docs should arrive about 2 weeks prior to sailing, so I expect them around Sept 29th, 30th or Oct 3rd.

[debloco]

Latest update

26 days to go!
Thought I would put together a summary of who’s cruising :boat:
Any info you would like added or corrected, just post or PM me!

jjgarv
Self and DW-4th cruise
Central PA
SIL & BIL-2nd cruise
Rest of the party-1st cruise
Total party=
7 adults
1 child
jjgary-inside cabin

ResortsFrmrCM
Self and SO 3 1/2 y.o. DD-1st cruise
Bensalem, PA
Land & Sea package w/ Polynesian first
Total party=
2 adults
1 child
Cat 6

Timswoman-
Self and DH(?)-3rd cruise
Means, KY
Total party=
15 (family and friends) for most it’s their 1st cruise
Deck 5, Cat 7 (3 SP cabins)
2 unassigned cabins

eaj15
Self and DH 2 1/2 y.o. DS-1st cruise
Oak Creek, WI
Total party=
2 adults
1 child

debloco
Self and DH-3rd cruise
Crystal Lake, IL
Total party=
2 adults
REAS
Deck 6, Cat 6

Ethelina
Self and DH(?)–3rd cruise
Illinois
Total party=
18 adults
5 children
9 cabins

leasy
Self and DH
DD & DBF DS 16, DS 6
DD & DH DS 10, DS 5

sampoulter
Self and DH-2nd Wonder cruise
Murfreesboro, TN
Total party=
2 adults
REAS

We’re up to 66 people!

[ResortsFrmrCM]

OK...now I am really excited!!! :cool1: I got home from work and a small brown box was waiting for me from Disney Cruise Line.....it was our docs!!! Anyone else get them? Only 3 weeks from today........ :flower:

[debloco]

OK...now I am really excited!!! :cool1: I got home from work and a small brown box was waiting for me from Disney Cruise Line.....it was our docs!!! Anyone else get them? Only 3 weeks from today........ :flower:


Oooooo! I'm going to check right now...

[debloco]

w00t! I am doing the doc dance too! :banana:

[sampoulter]

*Sigh* Still no docs here, but I called this morning and they have been printed -- that's something, at least!

As long as I have your attention, I have a dining rotation question. As I recall from our last Wonder cruise, your assigned restaurant on the first night is the assigned restaurant on the last night as well, yes? Just want to be sure we have Palo on a repeated restaurant night!

Susan

[debloco]

*Sigh* Still no docs here, but I called this morning and they have been printed -- that's something, at least!

As long as I have your attention, I have a dining rotation question. As I recall from our last Wonder cruise, your assigned restaurant on the first night is the assigned restaurant on the last night as well, yes? Just want to be sure we have Palo on a repeated restaurant night!

Susan

The rotation has changed from the one on your last cruise. As I understand it, you repeat your second night restaurant on the third night. So the various rotations could be
APPT
TAAP
PTTA
or
TPPA
PAAT
ATTP

The third night is Pirate Night (Castaway Cay day) and if you are scheduled for Animators Palette, I don't think they do the show for the repeat night. But I am not sure on that. There are some other threads on the cruise board that talk about that...

[ResortsFrmrCM]

I recently got the latest edition of the Passporter's Guide to the Disney Cruise line and on page 119 it states:

"On the second night of the 4 night cruises, guests return to the restaurant where they dined on the first night of their cruise. Regardless of what restaurant you're in, you will enjoy the "Pirates of the Caribbean" menu on this evening."

This book has been pretty accurate so far but I always like to prepare myself in the event things change..that way I am not disappointed :)

[sampoulter]

Thanks for the dining info -- looks like we'll be running to change our Palo ressies as soon as we board!

Susan

[debloco]

I recently got the latest edition of the Passporter's Guide to the Disney Cruise line and on page 119 it states:

"On the second night of the 4 night cruises, guests return to the restaurant where they dined on the first night of their cruise. Regardless of what restaurant you're in, you will enjoy the "Pirates of the Caribbean" menu on this evening."

This book has been pretty accurate so far but I always like to prepare myself in the event things change..that way I am not disappointed :)

I would assume that edition went to press before July 2005. There is a posting on another thread from a July cruise that states the dining rotation repeats the second night restaurant on the third night. I also confirmed this with a friend of mine who also just went on a 4 day cruise. DCL has changed this twice in recent memory.

And the Pirates in the Caribbean night has been changed from Nassau night to Castaway Cay night due to a problem with doing the fireworks near Nassau. This is also on a thread here on the Cruise Boards.

[debloco]

I would assume that edition went to press before July 2005. There is a posting on another thread from a July cruise that states the dining rotation repeats the second night restaurant on the third night. I also confirmed this with a friend of mine who also just went on a 4 day cruise. DCL has changed this twice in recent memory.

And the Pirates in the Caribbean night has been changed from Nassau night to Castaway Cay night due to a problem with doing the fireworks near Nassau. This is also on a thread here on the Cruise Boards.

Here are the quotes from the other thread(s)

Just to let you know, that the 4 night that was cruising during fourth of July, had 2nd/3rd night repeated. APPT, TAAP, PTTA...but Pirate night was still the 3rd night! I don't know if this change was strictly for 4th of July or if there is yet another change. We'll have to wait and see from the cruisers that are on the July 10th sailing! They'll be back tomorrow!

Just to clarify for everyone...Pirate night at first was Nassau night(2nd night), but then switched about 2 months ago to CC day(3rd night) due to fireworks problems etc.

The pirate night is CC day, we just got back. The deck party doesn't start till 9:30 and goes for a long time so don't worry hyou will have plenty of time to party and have dinner too.

we were on the 8/28 - 9/1 4 night and we had pirate night on CC day (as did everyone else!) We had F1 rotation, which was seating at 5:45. Our repeat restaurants were on the 2nd and 3rd night (TAAP) and we did have a different pirate themed menu on pirate night.

[Otimon]

Wishing all of you the best cruise ever.