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discruiselovers97 · 10-04-2006, 09:07 PM

Do you have any tips about things to help you on your cruise to get around the boat or just any tips? I know that this would have helped me if i was knew to a disney cruise ship or something so thought i might make this thread! You might just learn some secret you never would have known! I guess i will start!

Did you know that when you get out of the water and have to walk through the sand and hate all that sand stuck to your feet all you have to do is once out of the sand put baby powder on them and the sand just comes right off!

Mickee · 10-05-2006, 06:51 AM

If you or your child are not feeling well, and are stuck/confined to the room for the day and you do not like what is playing on the schedule, request a VCR and a list of movies and they will come hook it up for you and bring the movies.

CastleCreations · 10-05-2006, 07:11 AM

In the rooms with a veranda, you can turn off the lights on the veranda. The switch is behind the curtains near the door on the right side. I found this on our last day...
Elisa

GavinsMom · 10-05-2006, 09:21 AM

I LOVE this Thread!!! Sorry I can't think of any good tips right now.
Maybe if I bump this up to the top others will share some more GREAT TIPS!

Thanks for sharing everyone~

Jen76b · 10-05-2006, 10:38 AM

Great idea for a thread!

I don't have any tips to add at the moment but would love to hear more.

discruiselovers97 · 10-05-2006, 08:22 PM

tip-if you are a room close to the midship elevators chances are you are going to have a lot of people walk by there so if you have a decorated door it really makes people just in a better mood!

discruiselovers97 · 10-05-2006, 08:26 PM

I would really like to get this thread going because i know there are some great tips that just need to be known! Well did you know that the 1st floor doesn't go all the way around? Learned that the hard way playing tag...

discruiselovers97 · 10-05-2006, 08:31 PM

ohh just saw a post on a different thread and had to post this! Ok i would highly not suggest bringing your own computer. We did payed for the internet and it ended up we could only use it in 2 different places that were VERY odd. 1 was the 1st floor(our room was on the 8th) and on the top floor outside in the very front of the boat...let me tell you that was hard! Sry for the 3 posts in a row!

disneylover5 · 10-05-2006, 09:16 PM

Up by the where all the workout equipment is there are two AWESOME showers. No extra charge......I went up there everytime I wanted to take a shower!!

PhotoLisa · 10-06-2006, 04:25 AM

Up until our cruise this past February, my dd was always in our room for sleeping arrangements. There was no way that both my daughter and I along with my dh could get ready comfortably on formal and semi-formal night (especially).

My dh would grab a quick workout before needing to get ready for dinner and would always use the workout room facilities.

It was really nice when he'd do that so that my daughter and I could walk around partially clothed while doing our hair/makeup etc.

TheDisneyTraveler06 · 10-06-2006, 04:29 AM

Great thread!

CastleCreations · 10-06-2006, 06:58 AM

I have another one, no matter how hard you pull or what you stick in that little hole in the ceiling, you will not be able to get that bunk down by yourself.

The room steward will take care of it.
Also before you pull your arm out of the socket. Please read the instructions on the door before you try to open it. It's kind of tricky.
Also, you can request that your table be removed from your veranda. My 3 year old stepped right up on it to get a better look over the edge. After my heart flew out of my chest, I took that little table and stuck it in the hallway. The table looks just like her step stool at home, so I can't blame her.

stinkerbell_&_Co · 10-06-2006, 08:08 AM

I can't really contribute anything to this thread yet (our first cruise is in February), but I love reading about all these little tips! Great Idea for a thread!

GavinsMom · 10-06-2006, 08:59 AM

TIP:
Bring your own candy or snackfood on the Cruise. Its great to have for the Disney Shows every night, Ports, or when watching a movie in the theater.

And its always GREAT to have along tons of ziploc baggies in different sizes. They have so many uses!

mmouse37 · 10-06-2006, 09:02 AM

I also have found that showering in the ladies locker room in the spa/gym is so easy....they have shampoo/conditioner right in the shower and I go there straight from the adult pool....shower, wash my hair and then get dressed (temporary clothes...not my evening clothes) and go back to the cabin to dry my hair...saves time for me and this way I don't have to rush hubby in the shower.

Another favorite tip....use the "secret" aft stairwell from decks 7, 8 to to right up into Topsiders...very convenient and you miss the buffet line crowds...it is located right after the buffet line (near the doors to the outside eating area in back of Topsiders).

10-04-2006, 09:07 PM	#1
discruiselovers97 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 412	Great unknown tips or secrets! Do you have any tips about things to help you on your cruise to get around the boat or just any tips? I know that this would have helped me if i was knew to a disney cruise ship or something so thought i might make this thread! You might just learn some secret you never would have known! I guess i will start! Did you know that when you get out of the water and have to walk through the sand and hate all that sand stuck to your feet all you have to do is once out of the sand put baby powder on them and the sand just comes right off! __________________

10-05-2006, 06:51 AM	#2
Mickee Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Below the Mason Dixon Line. Posts: 395	If you or your child are not feeling well, and are stuck/confined to the room for the day and you do not like what is playing on the schedule, request a VCR and a list of movies and they will come hook it up for you and bring the movies. __________________ Mickee CCL 5/93 CBR: 05/03 10 Days CBR: 05/04 10 Days DCL Wonder 2/2005 DCL Double Dip CC Magic 9/2006 CSR 2/09 10 Days CCL 4/10

10-05-2006, 09:21 AM	#4
GavinsMom Disney Wonder here we come! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 349	I LOVE this Thread!!! Sorry I can't think of any good tips right now. Maybe if I bump this up to the top others will share some more GREAT TIPS! Thanks for sharing everyone~ __________________ Going on our 3rd Disney Wonder Cruise Feb 1st - Feb 5th!

10-05-2006, 10:38 AM	#5
Jen76b Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 273	Great idea for a thread! I don't have any tips to add at the moment but would love to hear more. __________________ Sept 2003 First trip to WDW- offsite June 2004 CBR June 2006 3 days @ AK & 4 days on the Wonder Aug 2007 3 days @ Poly & 4 days on the Wonder Dec 2008 -offsite Nov 2011- offsite Oct 2012- PO-Riverside

10-05-2006, 08:22 PM	#6
discruiselovers97 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 412	tip-if you are a room close to the midship elevators chances are you are going to have a lot of people walk by there so if you have a decorated door it really makes people just in a better mood! __________________

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10-05-2006, 07:11 AM	#3
CastleCreations Would take a cruise just to see Brent... I will have to buy that tag fairy a mini sewing machine and teach her a thing or two... Had some trouble turning under the perfect bun Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 12 songs from the mouse Posts: 2,298	In the rooms with a veranda, you can turn off the lights on the veranda. The switch is behind the curtains near the door on the right side. I found this on our last day... Elisa

10-05-2006, 08:26 PM	#7
discruiselovers97 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 412	I would really like to get this thread going because i know there are some great tips that just need to be known! Well did you know that the 1st floor doesn't go all the way around? Learned that the hard way playing tag... __________________

10-05-2006, 08:31 PM	#8
discruiselovers97 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 412	ohh just saw a post on a different thread and had to post this! Ok i would highly not suggest bringing your own computer. We did payed for the internet and it ended up we could only use it in 2 different places that were VERY odd. 1 was the 1st floor(our room was on the 8th) and on the top floor outside in the very front of the boat...let me tell you that was hard! Sry for the 3 posts in a row! __________________

10-05-2006, 09:16 PM	#9
disneylover5 I am ready to go now as well Boy, do I miss the ship and service! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 4,664	Up by the where all the workout equipment is there are two AWESOME showers. No extra charge......I went up there everytime I wanted to take a shower!! __________________ May 2008-Magic Westbound Repo to LA; Nov 2008-Magic Thanksgiving Double Dip Western; Jan 2007-Wonder 3 day; July 2007-Magic MED 11 day; Jan 2006-Magic Western; Nov 2006-Magic Western; Sept 2005-Wonder 3 day B'day Cruise; Jan 2005-Magic Eastern; Jan 2004-Wonder 4 day; Aug 2002-Wonder 4 day Don DH, Lisa DW, Daniel DS20, Vanessa DED 18, Annie DD15 , Gretchen DD13 In memory of all who lost their lives at Virginia Tech 4/16/2007

10-06-2006, 04:25 AM	#10
PhotoLisa Disney Cruizin Is 4 Me Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,512	Up until our cruise this past February, my dd was always in our room for sleeping arrangements. There was no way that both my daughter and I along with my dh could get ready comfortably on formal and semi-formal night (especially). My dh would grab a quick workout before needing to get ready for dinner and would always use the workout room facilities. It was really nice when he'd do that so that my daughter and I could walk around partially clothed while doing our hair/makeup etc. __________________ 7/28/2001 - 7 Day Eastern Disney 8/2002 - 7 Day Eastern Carnival Inspiration 2/21/2004 - 7 Day Eastern Disney 2/25/2006 - 7 Day Western Disney 8/03-08/2006 - WDW Pop Century 2/17/2007 - 7 Day Eastern Disney 2/24/3/2007 - 7 Day Western Disney -- BACK 2 BACK!! 10/16-20/2008 - WDW Pop Century 6th Anniversary Trip 1/29 - 2/2/08 - WDW Polynesian getaway! 2/02/08 - 7 Day Eastern Disney 3/22/09 - 7 Day Eastern Celebrity Solstice AQ 3/20/10 - 10 Day Southern Ruby Princess 3/5/2011 - 7 Day Western Disney Mardi Gras Cruise 2/09/2013 - 7 Day Fantasy Eastern (San Juan) - Mardi Gras

10-06-2006, 04:29 AM	#11
TheDisneyTraveler06 I am seriously addicted to feverishly clicking my very high heels together quickly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,528	Great thread! __________________ Denise Disney Trips Taken: * Been to Disney World way too many times to count! * June 2006- Celebrating DH's birthday on the Disney Wonder- First Cruise!

10-06-2006, 06:58 AM	#12
CastleCreations Would take a cruise just to see Brent... I will have to buy that tag fairy a mini sewing machine and teach her a thing or two... Had some trouble turning under the perfect bun Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 12 songs from the mouse Posts: 2,298	I have another one, no matter how hard you pull or what you stick in that little hole in the ceiling, you will not be able to get that bunk down by yourself. The room steward will take care of it. Also before you pull your arm out of the socket. Please read the instructions on the door before you try to open it. It's kind of tricky. Also, you can request that your table be removed from your veranda. My 3 year old stepped right up on it to get a better look over the edge. After my heart flew out of my chest, I took that little table and stuck it in the hallway. The table looks just like her step stool at home, so I can't blame her.

10-06-2006, 08:08 AM	#13
stinkerbell_&_Co Patiently awaiting the next chapter in the book of Poo Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fort Hood, Texas!! Posts: 265	I can't really contribute anything to this thread yet (our first cruise is in February), but I love reading about all these little tips! Great Idea for a thread! __________________ DisneyWorld/Disney Cruise Feb/March 2007 Disneyworld June 2009!

10-06-2006, 08:59 AM	#14
GavinsMom Disney Wonder here we come! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 349	TIP: Bring your own candy or snackfood on the Cruise. Its great to have for the Disney Shows every night, Ports, or when watching a movie in the theater. And its always GREAT to have along tons of ziploc baggies in different sizes. They have so many uses! __________________ Going on our 3rd Disney Wonder Cruise Feb 1st - Feb 5th!

10-06-2006, 09:02 AM	#15
mmouse37 Mickey for Me! Likes surprises Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Too far from the Magic!! Posts: 24,928	I also have found that showering in the ladies locker room in the spa/gym is so easy....they have shampoo/conditioner right in the shower and I go there straight from the adult pool....shower, wash my hair and then get dressed (temporary clothes...not my evening clothes) and go back to the cabin to dry my hair...saves time for me and this way I don't have to rush hubby in the shower. Another favorite tip....use the "secret" aft stairwell from decks 7, 8 to to right up into Topsiders...very convenient and you miss the buffet line crowds...it is located right after the buffet line (near the doors to the outside eating area in back of Topsiders). __________________ *Co-Moderator of the Cruise Board - 29 DCL Cruises and Counting!* - Sailed on the official Maiden Voyage of the Magic (July 30, 1998) and official Maiden Voyage of the Dream (January 26, 2011)“DON'T BE SAD IT'S OVER, BE HAPPY IT HAPPENED!!

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