Cruise secrets that DCL doesn't tell you

[violetmonarch]

Thanks tink! I was looking for that since someone mentioned they had one too...couldn't locate.

[tntmaresca]

1. will you please post information/websites etc. where I can purchase Fish hook Extender?

2. can you post a photo of a FE, maybe I could find someone local to make me one.

3. how much money should I plan to spend on gifts for the FE? I will be purchasing all items (not artistic), gift ideas? all or just kids? daily or one bigger gift?

4. door decoaration/magnets. can you post some photos of some you have seen, just trying to get some ideas.

This is an incredible site, thanks for all of the tips and feedback - VERY helpful

[SunLuvr321]

Originally Posted by tntmaresca

1. will you please post information/websites etc. where I can purchase Fish hook Extender?

2. can you post a photo of a FE, maybe I could find someone local to make me one.

3. how much money should I plan to spend on gifts for the FE? I will be purchasing all items (not artistic), gift ideas? all or just kids? daily or one bigger gift?

4. door decoaration/magnets. can you post some photos of some you have seen, just trying to get some ideas.

This is an incredible site, thanks for all of the tips and feedback - VERY helpful

I am just working on my first FE now, so I do not have all your answers. I went to www.etsy.com and searched for "fish extender Disney". I found quite a few fish extenders (with pictures) as well as some fish extender gifts.

It seems like the amount of money that people spend varies quite a bit. I have also read about people who do one gift as well as people who do multiple gifts. I am planning on a stateroom gift with some Disney magnets that I made with something local (haven't figured out what that is yet).

There is a thread called "Stateroom Ears and then some.." that has files for Mickey Ears you can print out. They fit around the porthole number on the door. You can print them on paper and attach magnets or you can print out on magnet paper. I got some at an office supply store. Here is the link for that thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2172891

Hope this helps!
Cori

[SunLuvr321]

Originally Posted by rescuetink

Did this help at all???

That did help me, once I found it. It has so much information that I went through it over several days and copied out the items that I wanted to remember to my own Word document. I made a couple page document that has the information I really want to make sure I don't forget.

[buglady11]

Originally Posted by kcashner

If you have a medical or baby need, you can have a real refrigerator in your room (as opposed to a beverage cooler).

My daughter gets daily injections that have to be refrigerated and a ice pack we like to have frozen at the end of the cruise.

How large are the refrigerators in the room and has anyone asked for a different one? I am curious about if we could use what is in the room normally or if we will need to ask for something else.

[violetmonarch]

Originally Posted by tntmaresca

1. will you please post information/websites etc. where I can purchase Fish hook Extender?

2. can you post a photo of a FE, maybe I could find someone local to make me one.

3. how much money should I plan to spend on gifts for the FE? I will be purchasing all items (not artistic), gift ideas? all or just kids? daily or one bigger gift?

4. door decoaration/magnets. can you post some photos of some you have seen, just trying to get some ideas.

This is an incredible site, thanks for all of the tips and feedback - VERY helpful

I made ours out of duct tape, and I love it...looks better in person, tho

[flamestarrdust]

Originally Posted by violetmonarch

I made ours out of duct tape, and I love it...looks better in person, tho

Do you have directions on how you made this? I had seen yours before on another thread and I like the way it looks better than other ones I have seen.

[violetmonarch]

Originally Posted by flamestarrdust

Do you have directions on how you made this? I had seen yours before on another thread and I like the way it looks better than other ones I have seen.

I don't actually have instructions written, but I guess that I can work on making them and then I will post here.
Thanks for liking it...I was surprised that so many people that have come by my house have liked it too....and they aren't even familiar with FE at all, lOl.

[Meredisney]

Pack a bottle of red wine and make sangria to sip poolside using the juice from the self-service drink station at Cabanas/Topsiders or up by the family pool.

[violetmonarch]

Originally Posted by Meredisney

Pack a bottle of red wine and make sangria to sip poolside using the juice from the self-service drink station at Cabanas/Topsiders or up by the family pool.

Wait, I thought we couldn't take alcohol that we bought on the ship out of our rooms? I have read on another thread that he took his beer to the MDR to enjoy with his meal. Can that really be done?

[NCConch]

Originally Posted by violetmonarch

Wait, I thought we couldn't take alcohol that we bought on the ship out of our rooms? I have read on another thread that he took his beer to the MDR to enjoy with his meal. Can that really be done?

Shhhhh..... I am planning on making margaritas to put in a sports bottle or travel mug.

[Meredisney]

Originally Posted by violetmonarch

Wait, I thought we couldn't take alcohol that we bought on the ship out of our rooms? I have read on another thread that he took his beer to the MDR to enjoy with his meal. Can that really be done?

I truly didn't know that. I have done this several times. I would never intentionally disobey the rules. Oops!

[violetmonarch]

lOl, well I was bummed to hear that if I wanted a bit of my own wine with dinner, I either had to pay the corkage fee or buy a glass from the MDR. I have a nice bottle of champagne and 4 small bottles of wine. I am traveling on the cheap (semi-extreme frugal-ite) so I was thinking that I would just have to do without the alcohol at all if it meant I had to sit along in my room and drink, because that's just a sad scenario,
Maybe there is an alcohol gestapo there watching what we drink in our cups?
Anyways, I won't tell if you all won't

[Susiesark]

Many times I have brought a glass of wine to the table n the dining room, and have even brought a bottle. The servers have offered to open it and pour.

[violetmonarch]

Originally Posted by Susiesark

Many times I have brought a glass of wine to the table n the dining room, and have even brought a bottle. The servers have offered to open it and pour.

No corkage fee??