Disney Wonder - Galveston to San Jaun - January 20, 2017

[pixiehallow]

Happy Monday!!! We only have 29 Mondays to go!!!
Today's Monday Forget me not will help keep your family ship shape for your vacation.

Remember to pack all prescription and first aid type medicines.
When packing prescription meds, always pack an extra supply. I always pack an extra week. You never know what is going to happen, and it is better to be prepared for the worse case scenario.
As for first aid type meds, you should plan to pack a small first aid bag. Items to include are band-aids, triple antibiotic ointment, antiseptic wipes, pepto, tums, Aloe vera, cough drops, something for cold symptoms (we like the theraflu powder that you can add to hot water), lip balm, ace bandage, Tylenol, ibuprofen, and anything else you may use in your day to day mending of your kiddos.
There is a doctor on board, but a visit to the infirmary can be pricey. I suggest only go to see the doc in extreme circumstances (think of it like and ER).
We had a nurse, an EMT, and a firefighter (who was a first responder ) on our last cruise. I joked with them before we sailed and asked if they would make a house (cabin) call if need be.

P.S. With next Monday being the 4th of July, I will most likely not make the Monday post until Tuesday.

~Tink~

 

[crystalsnowseekins]

Hi pixie hallow! We would like to join the fish extender please!

 

[pixiehallow]

Hi pixie hallow! We would like to join the fish extender please!

I sure will. Check you PM box for a message titled Information need for FE. I will be sending it shortly.

~Tink~

 

[pixiehallow]

We want to wreck it - I just sent you a PM with a question about you and your husbands back ground in fire fighting and EMT.
Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you check for updates on this thread.

Also, just in case anyone else out there may have a background in either of those areas, could you shoot me a PM, I would love to pick your brain.

Thanks,
~Tink~

 

[Bbrown]

We didn't even venture over to Palo since the girls wouldn't stay without each other in the kids club or nursery. but yes they had character breakfast doc mc stuffins, princess Sophia, Mickey,and jake

Did you have to make a reservation for the character breakfast?

 

[pixiehallow]

Did you have to make a reservation for the character breakfast?

During our cruise in Nov. you had to have reservations to go to the character breakfast. The reservations were only available to make once we boarded. And as I am sure you can imagine, they went quick. We were told to make our first stop at guest services (as soon as we boarded) to make sure we got a ticket.
From what I understand from my travel agent, we may now be able to make those reservations online when our window opens for online check in. If that is so, I would highly recommend signing up as soon as your online booking window opens if you are interested in going.
The reservation (and breakfast) were free. So, if you make the reservations and end up not being able to go for some reason, you will be able to cancel with out worry of any consequences. However, if you decide you will not be able to make it, please cancel out of courtesy to other cruisers who may have not been able to secure a spot and were put on a waiting list.
I am not sure if anyone following this thread is a platinum cast away member, or has concierge status. If so, could you please let us know if early booking is available for the character breakfasts. If not, as a gold member, my online check-in opens 15 days after the platinum / concierge date opens, and I will share what I find out.
With that being said, we unfortunately have to wait until Oct. for Gold online check in to open.
Maybe, if we are lucky, someone from an earlier sailing date will share what they find out!!!!

~Tink~

 

[pixiehallow]

In my monthly email from Galveston.com today, there were 2 articles that will be very helpful to those of us who are planning to spend some time in Galveston before the cruise, and are looking for things to do.
Check out these 2 articles for adventure planning in Galveston.
TEN THINGS TO DO IN DOWNTOWN GALVESTON
and
SEVEN MUST-DO FAMILY ACTIVITIES
(I inserted the links in the article names above)

There were some things in the 1st article that may be fun for those of us looking to get together the night before the cruise.

~Tink~

 

[pixiehallow]

I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July. I did not want to interrupt anyone's celebrations yesterday, so I decided to hold off on the Monday Forget Me Nots until today. With out any further delays ARRRRGH Ye Ready?

Better late than never.

This week's forget me not is pirate costumes. ARGH!
Dressing up on pirate night is not just for the kids. Everyone gets into it. So if you are pondering over whether or not to get a costume for yourself because you are worried that you will be the only adult dressed up, then you can stop worrying. Not only do adults dress up, but some of them go more over the top than the kiddos.
My costumes have ranged from Tinkerbell, to a pirate fairy, to a regular pirate. And this trip I am trying to decide between a regular pirate and a pirate fairy.
My family does not leave the pirate garb to just pirate NIGHT, we are in the pirating spirit all day. We all have our pirate themed shirts to wear during the day to help with our pirate mood.
If anyone is interested in a pirate Mickey applique pattern, I have one I can share.

~Tink~

 

[pixiehallow]

Another interesting bit of information about Galveston arrived in my inbox sometime between last night (after the fireworks) and this morning.
I received an email from the Harbor House with, 'what's new in Galveston'.
Here are a few of the things listed: (I placed hyper links (for the one's I could find) in the names)

New to Pier 21:
Texas Pedal Tours, a unique pedal shuttle touring company, gives a new option for touring Galveston with tours beginning daily at 10 a.m.
Island Treasure Hunts offers three self-guided scavenger hunts that highlight different areas of Galveston including Pier 21.
New Restaurants & Bars:
ZaZa Bites (Indian Fusion), 2219 Postoffice (My family is hoping to try this one out)
Ile Petite Bakery & Deli, 2108 ChurchTaquilo's Tex-Mex Cantina, 2101 Postoffice
Harborside Merchantile, 2021 Strand
Three Doors Down at The Marketplace, 102 20th
New Activities Downtown:
Galveston Arts Center, 2127 Strand
Island Salt Air (Hot Yoga), 415 22nd
Clay Cup Studios, 409 22nd

 

[czmom]

Hey everyone! For those of you staying in San Juan, what all do you have planned to do?

 

[pixiehallow]

Hey everyone! For those of you staying in San Juan, what all do you have planned to do?

We are hoping to do a foodie tour and visit some of the historical areas of Old San Juan. If we have time we are also hoping to visit the Bacardi factory, and catch a ferry back to Old San Juan just in time for sunset.

~Tink ~

 

[pixiehallow]

I came across a quote in another thread I was reading (about Tink's flight at MK) and I think it sums up the meaning of the FE quite nicely.

Random acts of kindness, no matter how small, are never really lost. They live forever in the hearts of those who are fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of them----Lady M

Just thought I'd share. Someone had posted a while back about how ridiculous other threads are with their FE negativity . I think this would be a good response to those posters on other threads who try to make partaking in an FE out to be anything but pure disney magic.

 

[Bbrown]

Southwest reservations are open till March now

 

[DesertGal]

Is anyone planning on staying an extra day in San Juan?
We are hoping to. We are wanting to stay in Old San Juan.
This is a new port for us. Does anyone have any recommendations?

~Tink~

We are also staying an extra day in PR. My amazing sister just booked this cruise for our family to celebrate my burthday!

 

[DesertGal]

Him glad to find this group. I noticed there is a FB group as well. I just sent in a request to join.

My amazing sister booked this cruise for our family this week as a birthday gift for me. We will be cruising with my sister and one of my nieces. I am Lisa (stay at home mom) husband Carl (firefighter paramedic engineer) son Alec (10 at time of cruise) and daughter Olivia (age 8 at time of cruise)

We are from Arizona. We haven't cruised since June 2014 when we did Alaska with my sister and family!!

So excited. We plan on staying at Harbour House the night before and shuttle to Galveston next morning. We will spend one or two nights in PR when we Debark.

Interested in mixology class for 2

 

[pixiehallow]

Him glad to find this group. I noticed there is a FB group as well. I just sent in a request to join.

My amazing sister booked this cruise for our family this week as a birthday gift for me. We will be cruising with my sister and one of my nieces. I am Lisa (stay at home mom) husband Carl (firefighter paramedic engineer) son Alec (10 at time of cruise) and daughter Olivia (age 8 at time of cruise)

We are from Arizona. We haven't cruised since June 2014 when we did Alaska with my sister and family!!

So excited. We plan on staying at Harbour House the night before and shuttle to Galveston next morning. We will spend one or two nights in PR when we Debark.

Interested in mixology class for 2

Welcome to the group DesertGal!

I will add you to the roll call and the mixology.
Were y'all interested in the FE also?
Excited to have another Firefighter paramedic in the group. I may want to bend your husband's ear about his career. Our youngest is expressing his intrest in emergency medicine (most likely paramedic). He is heading into his junior year, and I am looking for good classes to add to next years curriculum (he is an advanced student, and actually only has 3 semesters left ).
Finally, we have a good size group staying at Harbor House the night before, and we are planning a get together. Would you like me to put you on that list as well? And just for information sake, the Harbor House is with in walking distance of the cruise. So you don't have to take a shuttle if the weather is nice!
I look forward to getting to know you.

~Tink ~

 

[DesertGal]

Welcome to the group DesertGal!

I will add you to the roll call and the mixology.
Were y'all interested in the FE also?
Excited to have another Firefighter paramedic in the group. I may want to bend your husband's ear about his career. Our youngest is expressing his intrest in emergency medicine (most likely paramedic). He is heading into his junior year, and I am looking for good classes to add to next years curriculum (he is an advanced student, and actually only has 3 semesters left ).
Finally, we have a good size group staying at Harbor House the night before, and we are planning a get together. Would you like me to put you on that list as well? And just for information sake, the Harbor House is with in walking distance of the cruise. So you don't have to take a shuttle if the weather is nice!
I look forward to getting to know you.

~Tink ~

We aren't 100% sure what time we will get to Harbour House, so I"m not sure if you should add us in for the get together. We are hoping to get there by 5 but not positive. But, if we see the group, we will of course drop in and introduce ourselves. We would love to introduce our kids to others as well. Thank you for adding us to mixology. We did a private group class on our Alaska cruise and it was a lot of fun. LOTS of fun.

Will your son be with you on this trip? If so, I'm sure my husband would be happy to visit with him. Feel free to bend his ear during the trip. He has a wealth of info to share. Funny story. On our first cruise, he had just been accepted into the fire academy and was a month away from starting. He had just finished his EMT and certification. We were on Castaway Cay, he was on the beach and my sister and I were in the water. An elderly gentleman began having difficulty breathing, etc. and we called for my husband. In my sister and my memory, it was a scene straight out of Baywatch. He came running down to offer assistance. We all laugh about it every time we are on a cruise. Remember the time when Carl............ I'm sure by now he is tired of it, but we certainly aren't.

 

[pixiehallow]

We aren't 100% sure what time we will get to Harbour House, so I"m not sure if you should add us in for the get together. We are hoping to get there by 5 but not positive. But, if we see the group, we will of course drop in and introduce ourselves. We would love to introduce our kids to others as well. Thank you for adding us to mixology. We did a private group class on our Alaska cruise and it was a lot of fun. LOTS of fun.

Will your son be with you on this trip? If so, I'm sure my husband would be happy to visit with him. Feel free to bend his ear during the trip. He has a wealth of info to share. Funny story. On our first cruise, he had just been accepted into the fire academy and was a month away from starting. He had just finished his EMT and certification. We were on Castaway Cay, he was on the beach and my sister and I were in the water. An elderly gentleman began having difficulty breathing, etc. and we called for my husband. In my sister and my memory, it was a scene straight out of Baywatch. He came running down to offer assistance. We all laugh about it every time we are on a cruise. Remember the time when Carl............ I'm sure by now he is tired of it, but we certainly aren't.

Yes, our son is sailing with us. He would love the chance to talk with Carl.
Sounds like the Bay Watch story would be a good lead in. Small coincidence, my husband and I were on a cruise for our honeymoon that they were filming an episode of Bay Watch on.
And I fully agree about how fun the mixology is. We have taken part in 2 different classes on 2 different cruise. They were both very different experiences, but were both very fun. I think the advice we got at our first mixology, to get involved had a lot to do with it.
Oh, something I forgot to mention in my welcome post, I will be celebrating my birthday as well! I am really looking forward to it!

~Tink ~

 

[Bbrown]

Got our flights booked!!!!!

 

[Bbrown]

Bummed tried to book the galveston express shuttle and they do not have anything for the time that we get in.