Fish Extender Information for Disney Fantasy Cruise December 6, 2014
Hi Everyone,
As you might have read, I'll be heading up the FE exchange. Here is some vital information you'll need to know.
FE (Fish extender) is a fun "game" of sorts that is like a Secret Santa type idea. Fish extender is a pocket panel/bag you hang from the fish shaped hook outside your stateroom.
Families that join the FE group hang the FE panel/bag outside their cabin and then, as the cruise is underway, participants deliver little gifts to the other participants in the group by leaving them as a surprise in the fish extenders. Who doesn't love presents?
It's a ton of fun AND not just for kids.
Participating in the Fish Extender Gift Exchange will be limited to those who sign up PRIOR to the designated deadline(s). This is to encourage participation in the thread and to lessen the last-minute rush for those who DO sign-up late, which could happen. It also gives everyone adequate time to prepare supplies.
While we are a small group, we are probably going to grow between now and cruise. Therefore, I think it would be best to set up a limit on how many will be in any one group before we would have to create a second list. This setup would then allow everyone who are on budgets to know just how many people are in their particular group. However, if YOU would like to be included in all FE groups formed, you are more than welcome. I'm thinking that participants for each list should be cut-of somewhere when we reach 20 (more or less) staterooms.
All gifts are to be delivered between the cruise leaving port on Saturday, Dec 6, until 4 p.m. on Friday, December 12. This gives people time to still be able to pack their bags before we leave the ship the morning of December 13.
As for the gifts...you can either give one gift to each cabin or a gift to each person in the cabin. It is the thought that counts. There are no strict rules regarding gifts (no minimum or maximum $ value). Gifts can be homemade or store bought, Disney, non-Disney, totally up to you!!
Please feel free to attach your DISboard's or family name to your gift so we can know who to thank
We will have 3 deadlines for those signing up for the cruise.
1. The 1st deadline would end about 2 1/2 months before sailing (Sunday, September 21, 2014).
2. The 2nd deadline would be for those who possibly sign up late or after Disney's final payment is due. This deadline date would be November 6, one month from sailing.
3. The last deadline will be for those who literally want to participate between Nov 6 and December 1 <--this is the 3rd deadline.
What do I need to know for now is the following:
1. DISboard name (if you have one) and FB name,
2. stateroom #, names of adults and children (gender and ages) in the cabin,
3. any other pertinent information i.e. celebrations, allergies, and anything else you want us to know,
4. if you want to be included in ALL, most of, or how many FE lists that are made, and then finally,
5. your email address..I will email the final list to all participants.
IF you are uncomfortable posting any of the personal information, you can simply say whatever you are comfortable with.
After the sign-up deadline of Dec. 1, I will complete the list and email all participants a copy. Then you'll know how many FE gifts to prepare with the cabin number of where to deliver it.
If you upgrade at the port or make a cabin change, changes can be made to everyone's final copies at the meet and greet on embarkation day (or whenever we decide to meet).
Here are couple threads on the subject:
Fish extenders:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t-1219607
Homemade FE Gifts:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2907032
Last time I cruised, I broke my ankle 5 days before cruise date and had to change cabins. There were a lot of people on the FE list and there were some who didn't know which stateroom we had been reassigned.
Therefore, I will make extra copies that will be posted outside our stateroom door, should you need to check a last minute change.
Please private message me on FB or you can email me at
terrific_1@charter.net I hope we have a nice turn-out on this event. It's a LOT of fun!!!! and as an adult without children under 20, even WE love to participate in this fun game.
Disclaimer: This guideline itself came primarily from another DISboard member meganvyemarie who sailed on an earlier cruise this year.
We are all very excited and I plan on getting fish extenders for our cabins this time. I am a cruiser and have many under my belt with our first cruise with Disney same time last year... nobody does it like Disney!@! We loved it! Looking forward to an awesome trip!!
mic:...he is 24...my daughter and her husband....my mom and dad....sister and niece... I have ordered everybody"s fish extenders and already have some gifts in tow....tick tock tick tock...I am going to have to go on a cruise before THE cruise.....I am ready NOW..smile
