*deep breath before marathon post...*
Just back from our CA coastal cruise on Sapphire Princess. It was a great cruise, with perfect weather every day!! Now that it's behind me, I hope I can concentrate on this cruise. It's only our second cruise on
DCL, and we didn't participate in the FE last time. But, I really want to give it a try. Shouldn't be too complicated since we are small in number.
jtiggerb- Love the Tigger pirate logo. But didn't we already have someone in the group who spent quite a bit of time on a logo, and was making all of us door signs??? Or was that you? Obviously, I'm confused.
Vada
Great to hear you had a good cruise...hopefully we'll have another one in just a little more than a month!!!
I'm the one with the door magnet logo, and I think the Tigger ones are fantastic too! The more, the merrier!!!
We are interested in the FE, we are first time cruisers so a little unsure of what it all entails, how to get involved, and what people typically give or spend. Do you know of anywhere i could look up a little more on the FE. What info do you need, their are 4 of us, my husband and I and our two kids 14 & 9.
Welcome to the madness! There are TONS of threads all about FE, but the DIS search function...
well, it doesn't function. I always suggest google - just put in "disboards fish extenders" and you'll get all the details you could ever want, all the suggestions you could ever need, and all the crafter's envy you can stomach! I'll just give you details on OUR FE, as each one is a bit different depending on the group.
First, you'll need a fish extender - the above search should net you how-to threads on making one, and where-to on buying one, if you're so inclined. Basically, you just need something to hang from your fish that people can put your gifts in! Then, you need to join your cruise meet group - THAT'S US! - and let the person in charge of the FE that you want to participate - THAT'S ME!
If you will be participating, I will need you to PM me your names, stateroom number, and children's ages, as well as if there is anything special we need to know - allergies and so on. Candy/snacks are popular gifts and we don't want any bad reactions!
As far as what to give and how much to spend, it's entirely up to you. Some people prefer to give one gift per family, others do one per person. Some people make their gifts, while some choose to buy them. Anything goes, as long as there's no agreement within the group to set other guidelines - which we haven't. Something from the giver's hometown, something to use on the cruise, something to eat (prepackaged and in compliance with DCL's rules, of course), wear, or take home...your imagination is the only limit! Searching for "FE gift ideas" (again, google, bing, yahoo - choose your search engine, but use one other than the one on the boards!) will get your mind flowing - but so will a trip to the dollar store! No need to break the bank - the idea is to have fun and EVERY gift is appreciated. Just having a surprise waiting for you is icing on the cruise cake!
I wasn't trying to offend anyone I was just throwing that out there... been working on different looks of it for several months now and just putting out there if anyone wanted to use it or enjoy it. So no it wasn't me who had put out an earlier one.
Justin
It was me...and I'm totally not offended. In fact, I might have to steal your Tigger for my door too if you don't mind!!! (I mean, print my own, of course, I'm not really stealing it off your door
)
PMed
sorry have been so absent. my world fell apart for a few weeks, hopefully things will get back to normal soon. Am very much looking forward to this trip
. Really must get cracking on my FE gifts I have fallen behind
I hope things settle down for you soon and that everything is okay!
I always like to go back and check on our cruise.... and until now it has popped up fine... but today I got an interesting message when I looked for our cruise...
We apologize, but the vacation dates you've selected are currently sold out. We invite you to check back again later as space may become available; or, if your schedule is flexible, to select another date or destination. Thank you for your interest in
Disney Cruise Line.
I have to say I'm a little surprised about this since most levels had been there before. Anybody else come across this?
I just looked it up and we're still showing tons of availability. Maybe a temporary glitch? There have been a lot of those lately...
Whew! I think that's everybody...cruise docs should be coming soon!
It's really happening! Woohoo!!!