Hello and welcome to all our new cruisers! I'm so excited you're on our cruise and want to participate in the FE. hoppin62, if you want to organize the FE, that's fine with me. I've only ever participated in one, never organized it so maybe you should take the helm... I can definitely help though!
Enjoy your weekends and the Super Bowl everyone!
I am super excited that we will be joining all of you on this cruise!!! We have been watching the price for a while and finally booked it today!!
It will be myself, DH, and our two DD's. Our oldest will be 10 and our little one will be 3. We are from Marietta also.
We are DVC members, but this will be our first Disney cruise.
I would love to participate in the FE, but due to the layout of the concierge staterooms, I think we will have to pass.
I can't wait to read some reports and see some videos of the ship when she finally starts sailing!
... are the concierge staterooms not accessible unless you have a card for that level?I am super excited that we will be joining all of you on this cruise!!! We have been watching the price for a while and finally booked it today!!
It will be myself, DH, and our two DD's. Our oldest will be 10 and our little one will be 3. We are from Marietta also.
We are DVC members, but this will be our first Disney cruise.
I would love to participate in the FE, but due to the layout of the concierge staterooms, I think we will have to pass.
I can't wait to read some reports and see some videos of the ship when she finally starts sailing!
The concierge rooms are just as easy to deliver as any other room so do not let that sway you. ( We had 2 people in Concierge on my last Dream cruise.) I keep going back and forth on wether or not to upgrade to Concierge because the price is so low however, I am very happy with the cabin that I have chosen and will probably stay. 
I haven't cruised Disney in over 10 years, and it was the shorter 4-night cruise on the Disney Wonder. I remember it being a nice cruise then, but I can't recall if it was out of this world, worth so much more money.
I was really shocked by this. Don't get me wrong - I really want to cruise the Fantasy, but WOW, I'm having sticker shock right now. 
OK, confession time....
I'm having a REALLY hard time justifying the cost of this Fantasy cruise for me and my son. Being a single mom, budgeting is everything to me. And I'm just wondering from those that have done a Disney cruise before, is it really worth the cost of what DCL is asking??
I guess I was ok, until I started shopping around and looking at other cruises during this same week and for the most part, I can take a 7-night cruise on any other cruise line, and it'll cost close to half of what the Fantasy is costing, for the same cabin category.
Everything about the Dream was pure magic for our family. I had looked at other cruise lines as well and while Disney does charge more, I am beyond thrilled with what they offered that others do not. (Not to say that there are not other great lines but the one other one I had considered, (Oasis of the Seas) is also costly and I felt that I would wait till my son was older to go on that ship.) If it helps at all, My August 2013 Fantasy cruise was $1400.00 more than our April cruise. I could have had concierge on our cruise for $200.00 more than I was going to pay for August. As soon as I knew my sons Spring Break schedule I changed. (And ended up saving a lot of money.) And also know that you have 11 months to pay for it since you are on a budget.. 
OK, confession time....
I'm having a REALLY hard time justifying the cost of this Fantasy cruise for me and my son. Being a single mom, budgeting is everything to me. And I'm just wondering from those that have done a Disney cruise before, is it really worth the cost of what DCL is asking??
I guess I was ok, until I started shopping around and looking at other cruises during this same week and for the most part, I can take a 7-night cruise on any other cruise line, and it'll cost close to half of what the Fantasy is costing, for the same cabin category.
It was the best choice for the kids, there is so much to do on board. 7 nights is about what you really need on the ship to experience just about all that it has to offer. 
Right now I'm booked in a balcony cabin and I thought about changing to an inside cabin, to save some money. But I can't stand inside cabins! Even with the virtual portholes on the Fantasy, it's still an inside cabin.
You all are so right! I know if I went with another cruise line, I'd feel like I'm settling on that line, just because it was cheaper. The one I really want to go on is the Fantasy, and I need to start doing what I want to do!
I'm going to stick with my decision to sail the Fantasy and use the year we have left to pay it off. My son is willing to do whatever, so its really me being the indecisive one. Can you believe that?!
Any input? (Except for Sci Fi's food.) I have heard burgers were the way to go there.. LOL We are strictly there for the ambience...
I'm so ready for a vacation. 
How exciting! Let us know when you tell them!Thanks for the welcome!!!
I have to keep reminding myself that we have two WDW trips to get planned before we go on this cruise.
We are trying out Vero Beach over Memorial Day weekend before heading up to WDW. It will be a nice little break right after school gets out.
We are actually trying a couple new restaurants at WDW this trip. We are going to Cape May Cafe for dinner since we are staying at Beach Club Villas and then we are also going to try 1900 Park Fare for dinner. We've been to 1900 for breakfast and really enjoyed it, so we are going to try dinner.
We have not told our girls that we are going on this cruise yet. I can't wait until they find out!! Every time we watch videos of Disney cruises or see the commercials, both of them start talking about how much they want to go on one.
DD9 has been asking to go on a Disney cruise since we took her on our first cruise 6 years ago. DH told her then that he wouldn't go on a Disney cruise until they had new ships. I think he thought she would forget by then.
Our twins will be 9 on the cruise! Let me know if you decide on this cruise and I will add you to the FE list!
I received my "Welcome Back" cruise confirmation in the mail last week for our April 2013 cruise.. So those of you that are keeping it a surprise for your kids be sure that they do not check the mail..
... we have not received ours yet, I'm sure it will come soon! 
