Wonder - 12/27/2013

[ksloane]

Anyone going to be on the Wonder 12/27/2013 cruise?

Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/182084645297204/

Parking
Recommendation: Lighthouse Parking

Meet Up
3ish in the Promenade Lounge

Current Cruisers

1. Aggie00
2. BraveCruiser - DH, and two DDs (21 and 18)
3. CMCTxMom - Carolyn (me), Chris (DH), Haley (DD8), Eric (DS5)
4. GRANDMA06 - 13 people (7 adults, 6 children 3 boys and 3 girls 12,12,11,10,6,6)
5. ksloane - myself, dd13 and another family (dw, dh, dd18, ds13)
6. mpugh22 - 19 of us in all (9 staterooms!); celebrating my grandparents' 55th wedding anniversary
7. Shari2Shop ~ Shari, Cate(14) & Cetch(1) & maybe Clayton & Cole(16)
8. txsgrl77 ~ Me, DH, & DS(12) and DS(1 1/2)
9. txtwinsplus1 - Janice, Mark, Sarah (10), Caleb (10), and Jackson (8). My mom (nana) may join us also.
10. usafvet - Danny, Alyshia, Caleb (8) and Anna (4)

FE Interested Cruisers

1. BraveCruiser - DH, and two DDs (21 and 18)
2. CMCTxMom - Carolyn (me), Chris (DH), Haley (DD8), Eric (DS5)
3. GRANDMA06 - Tim, Jill, Hannah (DD11) Andrew (DS6)
4. GRANDMA06 - Angie (me) Hunter (DGS12)
5. Zachter2 - Kevin, Lisa, Zach (DS11)
6. GRANDMA06 - Jamie, Kristie Hallie (DD12) and Emilie (DD6)
7. ksloane - myself, dd13
8. ksloane - friend1 & 2 (married couple - adults)
9. ksloane - dd18, ds13
10. mpugh22 - with wife, DS6, DS3, and DD1
11. mpugh22 - Brother-in-law
12. TheAuaisFamily
13. txtwinsplus1 - Me (Janice), DM (Linda, aka Nana) and DD (Sarah, age 10)
14. txtwinsplus1 - DH (Mark), DS (Caleb, age 10) and DS (Jackson, age 8)
15. usafvet - Danny, Alyshia, Caleb (8) and Anna (4)

Shari2Shop - Shari, Cate(14) & Cetch(1) & maybe Clayton & Cole(16) - Did not fill in FE form

Fish Extender Information

Max Rooms - 15 and then we'll split

Deadline to sign up - November 15.

 

[ksloane]

bump - anyone?

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list

Have a great cruise!

 

[shari2shop]

Tipping Guidelines.....
Cabin Steward, $4 per person, per day
Waiter, $4 per person, per day
Asst. Waiter, $3 per person, per day
Head Waiter, $1 per person, per day.
Total, $12 per person, per day.
15% tip included on beverage orders.

Dinning......
Link to menus (Wonder is near the bottom)
Animator's Palate (Main Dining Room)
Cuisine: Contemporary Pacific Rim Cuisine
Dinner: Early – 6:00 p.m. Late – 8:15 p.m.

Parrot Cay (Main Dining Room)
Cuisine: Classic American fare for breakfast and lunch; Caribbean Island Grill House specialties for dinner
Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Dinner: Early – 6:00 p.m.; Late – 8:15 p.m.

Triton's (Main Dining Room)
Cuisine: Classic American fare for breakfast and lunch; Continental Cuisine with a French flair for dinner
Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: Early – 6:00 p.m.; Late – 8:15 p.m

Palo (Adult Exclusive)
Cuisine: Northern Italian Cuisine
Dress Code: At dinner, a dress shirt or jacket is required to be worn for men and a dress or pantsuit is required to be worn by women. No jeans allowed.
Surcharge: Yes, $15 per person
Reservations Required: Yes
Brunch (Select Sailings): 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Dinner: 6:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m.

Beach Blanket Buffet
Cuisine: Varied Buffet
Breakfast: Please check the Personal Navigator onboard, as hours vary daily.
Lunch: 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Pluto's Doghouse
Cuisine: Classic American fare, outdoors
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Pinocchio's Pizzeria
Cuisine: Pizza
Lunch: 10:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Late-Night (Select Sailings): 9:30 p.m. - 12:00 midnight

Goofy's Galley
Cuisine: Sandwiches, Salads, and Snacks
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

In addition to the restaurants mentioned above, the Disney Wonder also features 24-hour room service.

Interactive Packing List

 

[shari2shop]

Welcome to our Meet Thread!​

Roll Call:

• Message me if you want names and/or ages listed.
  [*]I want to respect people's privacy!
  [*]Otherwise I'll just list user names.

ksloane ~ Kimberly(34), DD(13) + traveling with another family - 2 adults, DD(18), and DS(13).

Shari2Shop ~ Shari, Cate(14) & Cetch(1) & maybe Clayton & Cole(16)

txsgrl77 ~ Me, DH, & DS(12) and DS(1 1/2)

Come join the party!​

 

[shari2shop]

Fish Extenders!

Fish Extenders are so much fun ~ Hopefully we can get one organized for this cruise (Hint Hint: Anyone organize one before?)

Everything you wanted to know about Fish Extenders in one post! Fish Extenders in a nutshell (post #378)

Here is a long thread about Fish Extenders if you would like to know more about them. Fish Extenders Info Link

Here is a thread about ideas on what people have given as Fish Extender gifts. FE Gift Ideas

Still can't get enough of Fish Extenders??? Join a Facebook Group! Facebook FE Group

 

[shari2shop]

We are planning on booking this cruise after Christmas.

Not sure who is going to be in our group yet... still in the price/planning phase!

I know it will be me (Shari), my daughter (Cate 13) and my baby (Cetch 4 months).

My son (Cole 15) does not want to do a Disney cruise(or any family cruise for that matter). So, I'm not sure if I'll make him go or not.

My Hubby hates to travel and leave our house/work so he might get to stay home on this trip too!

 

[ksloane]

Saving this front page spot for important cruise information.... will edit later!

Good idea!

 

[shari2shop]

Is it too soon to start a countdown??? HAHA!!!!

Just 1 year and 16 days or 381 days to go!!!

 

[ksloane]

Is it too soon to start a countdown??? HAHA!!!!

Just 1 year and 16 days or 381 days to go!!!

I already have the countdown running on my phone.

 

[shari2shop]

I wonder if this cruise will be mostly filled with Texas folks. I know people will fly in and drive in from near states but I'm curious if it will be mostly Texans.

We are from central Texas. So excited about not having to waste 2 days to fly to and from Florida.

I wish Disney would cruise out of Galveston during the summer. I guess they didn't realize Texas has such strict attendance laws for their kids.

Any fellow Texans crusing with us???

 

[ksloane]

We're from Texas - East Texas. I'm THRILLED to be close enough to drive to and I wish they'd been here in the summer. Even if just for a couple weeks at the beginning or end.

There will be 7 of us total, 2 families.

 

[shari2shop]

We're from Texas - East Texas. I'm THRILLED to be close enough to drive to and I wish they'd been here in the summer. Even if just for a couple weeks at the beginning or end.

There will be 7 of us total, 2 families.

Oh wow!!! 7 people... that is going to be fun! I wish I could plan a big cruise for my extended family or friends. All my peeps like to do last minute stuff and do not understand that on a Disney cruise you need to plan it out a little ahead of time. Plus, a few have said that other cruise lines are cheaper... Whatever ~ They just don't get Disney!

I LOVE planning my Disney trips and cruises! I actually sorta think that I might enjoy the planning as much as the actual trip! I have been on the facebook "Disney Cruise Group" and "The Fish Extender Group" just reading and planning. I want to do some super neat cruise extender gifts so I have a pintrest page going too!

Can't wait!!!

 

[ksloane]

If you want to add our "info" - here ya go (ages at time of cruise)

Me (Kimberly - 34)
Daughter 13

We'll be traveling with another family - 2 adults, dd18, and ds13.

 

[txsgrl77]

We are booked for this cruise and super excited!!! It will be our first cruise and we are looking forward to it...even though it seems SO FAR away . It will be me, the hubby and our two boys who will be 12 and 1 1/2 at the time.

 

[ksloane]

Woohoo! It's so cool to see more people joining in.

 

[shari2shop]

Woohoo! It's so cool to see more people joining in.

Yes, more people!!!
Looks like another Texan, too! ~Howdy!~

Getting excited! Glad to see that we have people of all ages already!

 

[shari2shop]

I am spending way too much time looking at FE ideas!!!

I hope we have enough people who want to do FEs because I have seen a lot of neat things! And of course if I'm making things for FE gifts I will need to make a 'sample' for me too!

Anybody have the #of days count? I need to get a countdown ticker!

Oh, so much to do and only about a year to do it!

 

[ksloane]

I am spending way too much time looking at FE ideas!!!

I hope we have enough people who want to do FEs because I have seen a lot of neat things! And of course if I'm making things for FE gifts I will need to make a 'sample' for me too!

Anybody have the #of days count? I need to get a countdown ticker!

Oh, so much to do and only about a year to do it!

343 Days. I'll start an FE signup after we have a few more people join in this thread. We'll sign up so that's at least one other family.

 

[ksloane]

Getting closer! I just booked us a December 2014 cruise on the Dream. Can't wait to see the new ship (even though I guess it won't really be new by then).