Disney Fantasy April 2, 2016 7D Western

[lizzie308]

Hello All
This is our 8th cruise and we are a family of 5
DW Alycia (38)
DD Paige (11)
DS Austin (7)
DD Avery (14m)
And me Mike(40)
Ages Posted are at time of sailing. We have done the FE on all of our cruises and very interested in participating.
We are from Albuquerque, NM
State room 7610

Added to FE List Looking forward to an awesome cruise!

 

[lizzie308]

Hi. We are a family of 4 from Scotland & this will be our 1st Disney Cruise.
We have 2 children age 13 & 9.
We are all very excited to be traveling to Florida & cruising on the Fantasty.
I'm hoping to get as much advice as possible from all my fellow cruisers as we've never cruised before.
Q- we are flying to Orlando on the 1st Apr, should we stay at airport overnight & get the Disney transfer bus or should we go to cocoa beach & have a night there & get a private transfer on the 1st? Thx.

We did the Disney transfer bus on our two previous cruises and it made getting the luggage from the plane to the boat a breeze! Especially if something goes wrong, like it did on our last flight! The Magical Express service at MCO was excellent- the manager personally waited for my luggage (which got on the plane without us!) and made sure it got safely onboard the boat. Totally saved our trip

 

[lizzie308]

OK I had a little spare time so I went through all the posts on the thread and put everyone who posted that they wanted to participate in the FE into a spreadsheet. If I missed anyone, apologies! Anyone else who would like to participate, please just PM me with your information and I will add you to the spreadsheet.

So far, we have about 65 participants- awesome
Since we have such a large number, once we get a little closer and GY staterooms have been issued it might be best to divide the list into smaller groups.

 

[lizzie308]

Here are some FE guidelines I found posted in another thread on the forum for those of us who are first-time participants in the FE and may need more info.

FE Exchange Information
The FE (Fish Extender) Exchange is a way of spreading a little magic to fellow cruisers and receiving some magic in return. There are no hard and fast rules for FEs, so your experience on one cruise may be very different from another. I like to keep things easy and casual - hey, it's a vacation not a school or work project! So here we go:

Cabin vs. Individual Gifts - This is entirely up to the individual participant. Some people like to give one gift to be shared by everyone in the cabin, others like to give something for each person in the cabin.

Once vs. Multiple Times - This is also entirely up to the individual. Some people will give small items a couple of times over the length of the cruise, others give just once.

When to Distribute Gifts - Whenever you want. I'm not going to create a schedule and assign dates to distribute. Some people like to give their gifts early in the cruise, while others prefer to wait. In the past, we've not had a problem with everyone distributing everything in one or two days, so I don't anticipate a problem on this cruise either.

What to Give (aka, "Will my gift be adequate?") - The original intent of the FE was to give simple gifts that people would find useful during the cruise, or that represented something about the giver - a hobby, where they're from, etc. Recently, gifts have become more elaborate, leading some to feel intimidated and uncomfortable about participating. So here's the deal - simple gifts are fine. If you want to go more elaborate, that's great, too, but if your budget and luggage restrictions don't allow for that, it's not a problem. "Store-bought" gifts and homemade items are both acceptable and appreciated. (On a related note, there have been some comments on FE pages on FB regarding FE gifts that were not up to the receiver's expectations, leading to hurt feelings and a desire by some to not participate in case their gifts might not be "good enough." I'm sure no one here would behave that way. Let's all remember that this is meant to be fun, not a barter for goods of similar value. This is not meant to offend anyone, just to remind us that the joy of this activity should be in the giving, not in the expectation of receiving valuable merchandise.)

 

[Shanna Ketelaar]

Added to FE List Please PM me with your information and stateroom when you have it Looking forward to an awesome cruise!

OK I had a little spare time so I went through all the posts on the thread and put everyone who posted that they wanted to participate in the FE into a spreadsheet. If I missed anyone, apologies! Anyone else who would like to participate, please just PM me with your information and I will add you to the spreadsheet.

So far, we have about 65 participants- awesome
Since we have such a large number, once we get a little closer and GY staterooms have been issued it might be best to divide the list into smaller groups.

I can't figure out how to PM you. I'm new to the disney blog also this will be our first Disney Cruise. We would love to participate in the FE gifts.
-Hometown- Jackson, New Jersey
-Stateroom(s)- 2538
-Dinner Seating- Second Seating
-Anything that you may be celebrating during your cruise- We picked this cruise because my son, Billy age 6, is obsessed with Star Wars so this is very special for him. Also my daughter Alanna, age 4, birthday is March 29 so we will be celebrating that as well.
There are four of us total. My two kids and my husband, Bill and myself. We are looking for forward to all the fun.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I can't figure out how to PM you. I'm new

You must have 10 posts to PM (called conversations here).

 

[Shanna Ketelaar]

Thank you for your help. Really looking forwarded to our first cruise. The kids are super excited about the FE idea!

 

[lizzie308]

I can't figure out how to PM you. I'm new to the disney blog also this will be our first Disney Cruise. We would love to participate in the FE gifts.
-Hometown- Jackson, New Jersey
-Stateroom(s)- 2538
-Dinner Seating- Second Seating
-Anything that you may be celebrating during your cruise- We picked this cruise because my son, Billy age 6, is obsessed with Star Wars so this is very special for him. Also my daughter Alanna, age 4, birthday is March 29 so we will be celebrating that as well.
There are four of us total. My two kids and my husband, Bill and myself. We are looking for forward to all the fun.

You have been added to the FE list My son is a big Star Wars fan too. We booked before they announced that we would be having a Star Wars day so that is an added bonus. I think you are going to LOVE your cruise!

 

[lizzie308]

You must have 10 posts to PM (called conversations here).

Thanks, Princess Hard to keep all the tech terminology straight LOL!

 

[Shanna Ketelaar]

Thank you very much. So excited.

 

[tfitz]

Dan, Tryna, Alexa (16), Ashlynn (11), Addison (10)
From Williamsburg VA
Stateroom 8512
2nd Dinner Seating

This is our 10th disney cruise and first time the Fantasy!

 

[tfitz]

This will be our 4th Disney Cruise, second on the Fantasy.

Husband--Henry
Wife--Melissa
17yo DD--Carrie
7yo DD--Mallorie

We are from Yorktown, Va. We are in staterooom 8680.

We want to be added to the FE list.

Hi! We are from Williamsburg and will be on this cruise too! We have a 16yo daughter, an 11 year old daughter and a 10 year old daughter. We are also on Deck 8!!!

 

[mitadoh]

We are going also. This is our third cruise on our third boat.

Lizzie I will send you our room info and kids names in a message.


Me - Tim 45
Wife - Andrea 35
Daughter one - 9 (turns ten at end of April)
Daughter two - 5
Grandpa - 66
Grandma - 65

I can't wait to met up on the boat and I look forward to talking with you all on the board.


-Tim

 

[atlriseup]

This will be our 2nd Disney cruise, 1st time on the Fantasy. I (mom) will be travelling with my daughter (8) and son (5). I would like to participate in the FE. We are from GA and have a cabin on deck 7.

 

[atgamm2]

Hello Everyone,
I know we are a long ways away, as I write this it is 510 days, (YIKES) but it is time to begin organizing our spring break trip. Let's get a great group of people together and have a great adventure!

7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise on Disney Fantasy - Itinerary D

April 2 to April 9
Disney Fantasy

Day Port Ashore Onboard
1 Port Canaveral, Florida 3:45 p.m.
2 At Sea
3 Cozumel, Mexico 8:30 a.m. 3:45 p.m.
4 Grand Cayman 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
5 At Sea
6 At Sea
7 Castaway Cay 8:30 a.m. 4:45 p.m.
8 Port Canaveral, Florida 7:30 a.m.


Roll Call: To add your family to the Official Roll Call, please post in the thread as much of the following information as you desire:

-Names, Gender and Ages of Cruisers
-Hometown
-Stateroom(s)
-Dinner Seating
-Anything that you may be celebrating during your cruise

Fish Extenders

FE Information Links:

FE Basics Q and A
All you ever wanted to know about FE's and then some (LONG THREAD ALERT!)
Homemade

 

[atgamm2]

Hello Everyone,
I know we are a long ways away, as I write this it is 510 days, (YIKES) but it is time to begin organizing our spring break trip. Let's get a great group of people together and have a great adventure!

7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise on Disney Fantasy - Itinerary D

April 2 to April 9
Disney Fantasy

Day Port Ashore Onboard
1 Port Canaveral, Florida 3:45 p.m.
2 At Sea
3 Cozumel, Mexico 8:30 a.m. 3:45 p.m.
4 Grand Cayman 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
5 At Sea
6 At Sea
7 Castaway Cay 8:30 a.m. 4:45 p.m.
8 Port Canaveral, Florida 7:30 a.m.


Roll Call: To add your family to the Official Roll Call, please post in the thread as much of the following information as you desire:

-Names, Gender and Ages of Cruisers
-Hometown
-Stateroom(s)
-Dinner Seating
-Anything that you may be celebrating during your cruise

Fish Extenders

FE Information Links:

FE Basics Q and A
All you ever wanted to know about FE's and then some (LONG THREAD ALERT!)
Homemade FE gifts thread
More FE Gift Ideas

 

[atgamm2]

This will be our 3rd Disney Cruise for my husband, Coby and I (Amy) and the 2nd for our 10 year old daughter Isabella. We are from Kentucky. We have the late dinner seating and are in stateroom 8172. We have never participated in a FE but would love to this time.

 

[atgamm2]

Added to FE List Looking forward to an awesome cruise!

We are going also. This is our third cruise on our third boat.

Lizzie I will send you our room info and kids names in a message.


Me - Tim 45
Wife - Andrea 35
Daughter one - 9 (turns ten at end of April)
Daughter two - 5
Grandpa - 66
Grandma - 65

I can't wait to met up on the boat and I look forward to talking with you all on the board.


-Tim

This will be our third cruise on our third ship too. Our daughter is 10 and is excited to meet some new friends.

 

[atgamm2]

Has anyone started a list yet for the FE group for our sailing? If not, I'm willing to start/maintain the list. Fair warning- I've never participated in FE before, so if you have any tips to share, please do

 

[atgamm2]

Is it too late to join the FE? I am new to Dis boards and am not sure if I posted our info correctly on my earlier post.

Thanks , Amy