Disney Dream June 24, 2016 3 Night Bahamas

[Ratpack]

This will be our first Disney cruise. We go to WDW a lot and cruise other lines, but looking forward to combining our too passions into one trip.

 

[Barbara Peace]

Looking for a group to join in fish extender fun for this cruise

 

[DisneyMom76]

Hi! We're cruising on this one, too. Our 3rd DCL cruise. We just did FE last cruise (December, 2015) and would be happy to do it again!

 

[Barbara Peace]

Hi! We're cruising on this one, too. Our 3rd DCL cruise. We just did FE last cruise (December, 2015) and would be happy to do it again!

That is great would love to do the fe with you..... This is the first time i will be doing it.... So I dont know much except that you sign up.... My email is barb.peace1957@yahoo.com. If you could let me know how it works

 

[PrincessShmoo]

That is great would love to do the fe with you..... This is the first time i will be doing it.... So I dont know much except that you sign up.... My email is barb.peace1957@yahoo.com. If you could let me know how it works

WHAT IS A FISH EXTENDER? (FE)
Outside your room onboard is a message holder, in most cases it's shaped like a fish:

The fish is there for Disney to place important communications to you such as excursion tickets and notes from the Cruise staff. It is like a mailbox for your room. A Fish Extender (FE) it is something that you hang off the fish. By hanging the Fish Extender off of the fish, the Cast Members can still use it for its original purpose.THIS IS NOT A ONE ON ONE EXCHANGE, YOU ARE PART OF A GROUP. All the people in the exchange buy or make little items and place them in each other's fish extenders. It is great fun to come back and check the items you have received.

Once a cruise meet thread is up and running, someone in the group will (should?) step up and say "I'll maintain the Fish Extender exchange list". That person is the center point for all those who want to participate in the exchange. The list can be as simple as DISnames/room number/number of guests or as involved as full names/room number/ages of guests/like & dislikes/allergies/favorite characters/whatever is deemed necessary to know assemble the gifts.

Then each room on the FE list (note this will not be everyone on the Cruise Meet thread for your specific cruise), makes a Fish Extender holder. This is basically an organizer-type hanging bag with separate pockets for each person in the room:

The most common Fish Extenders are ones that have a pocket for each person in that stateroom. Some are very fancy, some are very plain. Some are store bought, some are homemade. Search "Disney fish extender" and you will get options that range in price. You should make sure your Fish Extender is between 8" & 12"" wide. Otherwise it starts to get in the way of your stateroom door. It should not exceed 5 feet; otherwise it will hit the floor. If you are creating your own it is suggested you make the pockets a little deeper than normal too. It will keep items from falling out and keep curious hands from reaching in (average depth is 5-6 inches)but 8-11 is a better way to go if you are making it yourself

They also make up gifts (either individual gifts or room gifts - whatever is decided by your group) to be delivered during the cruise).

One note about the gifts, some groups set up specific delivery dates, and specify "each person gets a gift" or "only one gift per room" or (even) maximum/minimum price ranges for gifts. Other groups just say "whatever", so people can choose what/how many gifts to give. Some give individual gifts, others only one gift per room, while others might do one for the adults and separate gifts for kids. Or only gift the kids.

 

[DisneyMom76]

Thanks for posting the info on FEs! Our last FE exchange had 10 cabins in a group and by the time we cruised we had over 10 groups! This was on the Dream in December. We handed out our gifts a little bit each day and my boys had so much fun with it. We also did an ornament exchange as we sailed just before Christmas.

I'm happy to work on the list if more wish to take part. Ours took place mostly within a FB group for the sailing.

 

[mm13]

Hi! I am looking to join a FE group for this cruise.

 

[DisneyMom76]

Hi! I am looking to join a FE group for this cruise.

Yay! I'm happy to coordinate the groups- unless someone else has actually done that before. I'm still a newbie to FE!

 

[Dawn Deans-Malone]

Hi everyone. This will be our first Disney cruise and I'm very excited for my kids to experience this trip!I would love to join a fish extender group. Please provide details and info and I look forward to participating!

 

[DisneyMom76]

Hi again! Here's what I have come up with. Feel free to add more favorites if you wish!

INFORMATION NEEDED: Below is a list of the info we will need from your family/stateroom! Please do not feel like you have to answer each section. Just the ones you wish to!

** Please Add NEW Staterooms to the BOTTOM of the list**

***If we start to have more people sign up, we can split into a more manageable group size, say 5-10 cabins in each group. If you would like to sign up for multiple groups please add your name to them.***

Group # 1
1. Stateroom Number: 10662 The Eckert's

Name- Jennifer - 40
Celebration while on board- 19th anniversary, R&R from working/living overseas
Favorite Disney Movie- Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Character- Tink and Belle
Favorite Color- Purple
Favorite Candy- dark chocolate with mint, swedish fish
Drinker/Non-Drinker- wine mostly
Allergies- None
Other information you wish to share-

Name- Bob - 45
Celebration while on board-19th anniversary, R&R from working/living overseas
Favorite Disney Movie- Star Wars, Cars
Favorite Disney Character-Han Solo, Yoda, Grumpy, Mater
Favorite Color- Blue
Favorite Candy- Rolos
Drinker/Non-Drinker- bourbon, wine
Allergies- None
Other information you wish to share-


Name- Xander Eckert- 13
Celebration while on board-R&R from working/living overseas;
Favorite Disney Movie- Maleficent
Favorite Disney Character- Goofy
Favorite Color- Red
Favorite Candy- anything sour
Drinker/Non-Drinker- sodas
Allergies-None
Other information you wish to share-



Name- Zach Eckert- 11
Celebration while on board- R&R from working/living overseas
Favorite Disney Movie- Big Hero 6
Favorite Disney Character- Donald Duck
Favorite Color- Blue
Favorite Candy- kit kats and skittles
Drinker/Non-Drinker-Fanta, Root beer
Allergies- None
Other information you wish to share-


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[DiazFamily]

Hello everyone!
We made a reservation this week and hope we can sail with you all. We have two very ill little ones and if all is well with them at the time we will definitely go. Their condition is terminal and progressive so we can only pray that they are well enough this summer. This would be our second cruise, we went on our first for our son's Make a Wish trip in 2014. Making memories with our children is very important, plus their birthdays are right around this trip. We would love to participate in the FE exchange!

Would it be easier to start a Facebook private group about this cruise? It will make the FE exchange easier and much more organized. We can even share experiences and offer tips. Plus start a fun countdown It can be a secret group to protect ourselves.

Crossing my fingers for this trip to happen

 

[DisneyMom76]

Hello everyone!
We made a reservation this week and hope we can sail with you all. We have two very ill little ones and if all is well with them at the time we will definitely go. Their condition is terminal and progressive so we can only pray that they are well enough this summer. This would be our second cruise, we went on our first for our son's Make a Wish trip in 2014. Making memories with our children is very important, plus their birthdays are right around this trip. We would love to participate in the FE exchange!

Would it be easier to start a Facebook private group about this cruise? It will make the FE exchange easier and much more organized. We can even share experiences and offer tips. Plus start a fun countdown It can be a secret group to protect ourselves.

Crossing my fingers for this trip to happen

Sending prayers and tons of pixie dust that you all will be joining us in June! There is a FB group that has started. I'm not sure if I can post it in here, but feel free to email me at eckertja@gmail.com and I will send everyone the link who is interested. The sign up is over there as well

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Hello everyone!
We made a reservation this week and hope we can sail with you all. We have two very ill little ones and if all is well with them at the time we will definitely go. Their condition is terminal and progressive so we can only pray that they are well enough this summer. This would be our second cruise, we went on our first for our son's Make a Wish trip in 2014. Making memories with our children is very important, plus their birthdays are right around this trip. We would love to participate in the FE exchange!

Would it be easier to start a Facebook private group about this cruise? It will make the FE exchange easier and much more organized. We can even share experiences and offer tips. Plus start a fun countdown It can be a secret group to protect ourselves.

Crossing my fingers for this trip to happen

Posting links and other information to other social media sites is not allowed on DISboards.
http://www.disboards.com/threads/im...uise-meet-and-fish-extender-programs.3353477/

 

[scubadiver]

Glad to see postings on this site. As no one had posted, I thought we may have the ship to ourselves. Even thought this is our 8th DCL, it will be our 1st voyage on the Dream. Anything interesting please post here, I don't do FB.

 

[Ratpack]

Glad to see others are joining in. I will confirm with DW that we are indeed going to do the FE and will then will out the info.

 

[lksmith]

We will be on this sailing! So excited and ready to hit the high seas again. This is the 2nd cruise for DH, DD and myself but we are adding the teen brothers for the first time. We would love to be a part of the FE

 

[lksmith]

We have not been on a 3 night cruise is there pirate night or is that only on 4 or more nights?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We have not been on a 3 night cruise is there pirate night or is that only on 4 or more nights?

3 night cruises have Pirate night on night 2.

 

[Helen K]

Hi! We're cruising on this one, too. Our 3rd DCL cruise. We just did FE last cruise (December, 2015) and would be happy to do it again!

We are going on this cruise and would love to share the FE fun. This will be our first cruise ever!

 

[DisneyMom76]

We are going on this cruise and would love to share the FE fun. This will be our first cruise ever!

Hi Helen K! Welcome aboard! I'm gathering info and will be happy to take down your FE info. I'm updating the list currently and will post the most recent list here for anyone else wishing to join in the fun.