Please let us know when the Fish Extenders will be set up for our cruise, thank you!
Excited to be cruising again! Will be our 2nd
Disney cruise, 1st on Dream....single mom of 2 boys age 11 & 13 at sail date. Being joined by my mother, brother and his wife along with an adorable niece who will be 3 at sail date - all 1st time Disney cruisers!!! We have our fish extender from our Wonder cruise - might be interested in participating again.
This is our first Disney cruise! We are very excited. We have two children (7 & 4). Will someone let us know about the Fish Extenders and when they will be set up? I'm just trying to figure this all out as I go
Thanks!
In order for a Fish Extender group to get going, someone has to step up and say "I'll maintain the FE list". If no one steps up, there's no FE group.
As it seems some of you are interested, here's a little "how to" for setting up your group:
SETTING UP A FE GROUP
It appears there are a number of you who are interested in a Fish Extender group. There isn't one currently set up here on DISboards. Here's a little write up on how FE groups are set up:
There really are no "rules" as to how a FE program runs. Basically someone maintains the list of those who wish to participate. The group can decide on what information is necessary to produce FE gifts. A basic list may only have DISname/room number/number of people in the room. A more involved list could be first & last names/ages/room number/favorite character/favorite color/allergies/whatever is deemed necessary to know in order to create the gifts. Also a decision can be made as to size of FE. Some groups break out the list(s) at 10-15 rooms max, so that there are multiple lists (and some people will participate in more than one list). Other groups just make one big list (upwards of 20-30 rooms).
At some point the list will "close". Typically this happens 30-45 days out from the cruise, so that everyone participating has time to organize/prepare their gifts. Shortly before this time (about 2-3 weeks prior) the organizer will either post the list (usually via a conversation is best, as that's more private), or directly on the Cruise Meet thread, to confirm everyone on it is still participating. It’s important to make a statement about
"anyone not confirming by XX date will be dropped"at this time. A little harsh, yes, but often there are people who will post on the cruise meet thread as soon as the reserve the cruise and say “I want to participate”, and are never heard from again.
Once the list closes, the organizer will post the final list. Also, a decision must be made as to whether to allow late additions. Sometimes there is a "pixie dust" list. That is, basically, a latecomers list that gets posted about a week out from the cruise that others may or may not add to their "final" list. Be sure the "pixie dust" list participants realize they may or may not get gifts from others, but are expected to provide gifts for the other FE participants anyway.
The other "biggie" is no other social media sites are allowed to be linked or search directions posted as to how find that other site here on DISboards. Please read this:
http://www.disboards.com/threads/im...uise-meet-and-fish-extender-programs.3353477/
As it seems there are a few here on your cruise meet thread who would be interested in doing this, who’s going to step up and volunteer to maintain the list?
I will also note, to participate in conversations, everyone needs to have at least 10 posts. For those who wish to use this option for private conversations and don't have 10 posts yet, head over to the Test board to post and up your post count.
http://www.disboards.com/forums/test-board.88/
Up to 20 people can participate in any given conversation.
