05/20/2010 Wonder 3-day Bahamas

[miztigg]

Room 5000 Hope all the other GTY get some pixie dust

 

[GeorgeY]

WOW, great cabin upgrade............


George

 

[ickletarakins]

no allergies, NOOOOO objection to liquor! haha

has anyone brought alcohol onto a Disney ship before? we were just thinking about doing a bunch of nipper bottles, any word on whether that's okay? (I'm just so used to the over-zealous anti-bringing-your-own liquor policies of lines like RCI, Carnival, and Princess...I can't imagine that Disney's rules on it are so loose! don't want to bring a bunch of nippers and have them confiscated )

Steve (DBF, 29 but turns 30 just a few days after the cruise!) and myself (Tara, 27) *WILL* be doing the FE exchange, and our cabin assignment is up. No pixie dust for us, but it's about time, as an independent travel agent, that I experienced an inside stateroom. I guess. haha. our room # is 2513.

 

[robinkeith1]

has anyone brought alcohol onto a Disney ship before?

Tara,
Found this on cruisecritic.com...


Bringing Booze Onboard
Bringing liquor onboard at embarkation: Allowed, for consumption in cabin. Note, however, that fragile items (read alcohol) must be hand-carried onboard in a day bag and/or carryon, which cannot exceed 22 inches wide, 14 inches high and 9 inches deep. Beverage coolers are not permitted onboard.

Bringing wine or Champagne onboard: Passengers who request a wine steward to open and serve a bottle of champagne, wine or liquor will be charged a corkage fee of $18 per bottle.

Purchasing liquor in port: Allowed, above rules for bringing onboard during embarkation apply.

Purchasing liquor in ships' duty-free shop: Held until debarkation.

 

[Henlady]

Miztigg - your at OUR end of the ship

Ickletarakins: We have brought beer and wine, etc... on past cruises. We have a wheeled bag that we specifically use for this purpose. It must be brought on as a carry-on. We'll be bringing some beer, a bottle of wine or two and a bottle of rum. As Robinkeith stated, if you take a bottle of wine to dinner, you will be charged a corking fee, but if you walk in with just a glass of your own wine, there is no charge. If you ask, your stateroom host will provide you with wine glass(s) and they are the same as used in all the bars on the ship, There is no way to determine if it is your wine in the glass or if you purchased it on the way to the dining room. Just remember, you are not permitted to take off any opened bottles of liquor/wine. You'll have to finish it or possibly give it to your stateroom host.

 

[texaskate]

Hey Y'all-

So excited- the departure date is coming up quick!! We have no allergies and absolutely no objections to liquor in the fish extenders-lol. When in cruised in Feb, we brought on a few bottles of liquor and those single glass wine bottles. It worked out perfectly, although I have to admit, I had a few umbrella drinks at the pool, too! We are having fun getting our FE gifts together- we still don't have room assignments- hopefully this week!

Oh ya- we were able to get a single day room at the Comfort Suites last time. I think it came out to $389 for 4 wristbands after all of the taxes and fees... It was worth it- Atlantis is quite amazing!!

 

[texaskate]

My husband just booked a room at the Comfort Suites after I logged off this board. I was afraid they were sold out, but there are still some available!

 

[ickletarakins]

Ickletarakins: We have brought beer and wine, etc... on past cruises. We have a wheeled bag that we specifically use for this purpose. It must be brought on as a carry-on. We'll be bringing some beer, a bottle of wine or two and a bottle of rum. As Robinkeith stated, if you take a bottle of wine to dinner, you will be charged a corking fee, but if you walk in with just a glass of your own wine, there is no charge. If you ask, your stateroom host will provide you with wine glass(s) and they are the same as used in all the bars on the ship, There is no way to determine if it is your wine in the glass or if you purchased it on the way to the dining room. Just remember, you are not permitted to take off any opened bottles of liquor/wine. You'll have to finish it or possibly give it to your stateroom host.

Thanks! I had found that same info that Robinkeith quoted but again...just wanted to hear from people who have actually brought alcohol on a Disney ship. We'll probably end up doing nippers and no problem with them having to be in our carry on, I did know that from the other info. I definitely don't mind and will be buying/paying for plenty of drinks, but it will be nice to have some pre-gaming options available

 

[Henlady]

DH is the beer drinker and he likes to have cans of his "usual" for when he is lounging on deck or getting ready in the room. DD(26), DS' fiance(28) and I plan to spend one of the late evenings up on deck 9 or 10 relaxing with a bottle or 2 of our favorite wine. And DS(28) - and me too - enjoys rum and coke.. Don't want to sound like we over imbibe or anything, but this is one of the few opportunities when we can have time to just kick back and relax together. DH generally goes to bed early (10'ish) so the little guy will be crashing with him and the rest of us will take advantage of the "free" time.
Ohhh, I can't wait. Did I mention that I am almost completely packed?!! That should give you a hint as to how anxious/excited I am.

 

[mjmahnke]

We have taken liquor bottles on every Disney cruise we have taken. Our first cruise was a 50th anniversary celebration for my in-laws and husbands aunt and uncle. There were 12 of us sailing in 4 cabins. You cannot imagine the liquor that they brought on board, including cases of beer, without a problem, because we all got huge cabins with huge decks on the back of the ship and they set up "open bar" for the whole cruise. It was unbelievable. Since then, we have taken several bottles of liquor on each cruise along with mixers and lemons/ limes. We always carried it in our carry on bag and never had an issue getting on. So, I would feel fine taking on whatever you choose to drink as long as you can put it in a carry on bag.

 

[mjmahnke]

Here is the new and improved (I hope) FE list. This should reflect all new additions and adjustments from previous posts. Just waiting on a few cabin numbers, but otherwise this is all I have. We have a total of 12 participants. I finally started my FE shopping, so I wanted to get you all an updated list to help in your purchasing! As always, please let me know if there are any problems/corrections that need to be made. Also we have to have cabin numbers by april 24. If we don't get cabin numbers by then, we will have to assume that you are no longer interested in participating. Thanks!!

1. Cabin 6303
Mary, DH
Erick - 19
Christopher - 20

2. robinkeith1 Cabin 8554–
Keith - 35
Robin - 36
Mackenzie - 12 (girl)
Kaden - 2 (boy)
Ainsley – 1 (girl)


3. Texas Kate cabin 1 (TBD)

Kate and Kurt 33,38
McKenna - 11
Kyle - 5

4. Texas Kate cabin 2 (TBD)

Oma - 66
Opa - 74

5. Texas Kate cabin 3 (TBD)

Scott - 43
Theo - 22


6. Miztigg Cabin 5000

Rita - 35
Chucky - 35
DS - 14
DD - 7
DD - 7


7. Tara Cabin 2513

Tara - 27
DBF - 29

8. Henlady Cabin 5520

Kris, DH
DD - 26
DGS - almost 3



9. Mommytee (cabin #??)

Tee - 35
DH - 38
DD - 6
DS - 1

10. MMmomto5 cabin 2109

Melissa - 32
DH - 34
DD - 12
DS - 11
DD - 8
DD - 6
DS - 4

11. George Cabin 6634

George - 40
Teresa - 40
DD Claire - 5

12. George Cabin 6637

Cathy - 60+
DS Andrew - 16
DS Parker - 12

 

[miztigg]

Just a update for my FE my children aren not commin on the cruise I know im mother of the year LOL they are staying with thier mom mom and poppie. Thanks for updating the list

 

[GeorgeY]

Hey Everyone,

We got our DCL Luggage tags and final Cruise documents in the mail today......


George

 

[Henlady]

OOOHHHH Lucky You GeorgeY.

We got our MYW package in the mail yesterday for the 5 nights @ WDW before the cruise. Our mail is usually a day later than everyone else, so maybe tomorrow for us!!! Wait, I see you're in Fl, so it may take a couple of days longer for the mail to reach us up north, but, at least I can start looking for it.

 

[texaskate]

Just got our room assignments- so excited! Looks like we were upgraded a bit, which was a surprise because we used our airline discount when we booked the cruise... These are our rooms:

Kate, Kurt, Kyle and McKenna- 5636
Oma and Opa- 5140
Scott and Theo- 5638

36 days until we leave, y'all!

 

[robinkeith1]

Texaskate it'll be nice to have a fellow Dallas Dis-er on board!
Congrats on the pixie dust!

Oh, and Mary...not to be a pest but I noticed I put I was 36 and my husband was 35 but don't you dare let me get ahead of myself! I'm 35 and HE'S 36! HAHA! I know, I know...

 

[texaskate]

Yes, Robin- we always enjoy meeting our fellow Texans when we travel! My husband's daughter (my stepdaughter) will be 12 in June, so that may work out well, too. Mackenzie and McKenna-lol. She may stay in the cabin with my in-laws, but for the sake of the FE'ers, I have all 4 of us on one.

 

[robinkeith1]

Yes, Robin- we always enjoy meeting our fellow Texans when we travel! My husband's daughter (my stepdaughter) will be 12 in June, so that may work out well, too. Mackenzie and McKenna-lol. She may stay in the cabin with my in-laws, but for the sake of the FE'ers, I have all 4 of us on one.

I'm pretty sure our daughter will spend the majority of her time in any kid's activity possible. She gets a little *tired* of hanging out with mom and dad since we've always got baby-duty (her little brother is 2 and sister is 1).

It will be VERY refreshing for her to get to be having fun with kids her own age.

 

[miztigg]

hi everyone workin on my fe gifts
here is the break down i got in case this helps anyone shopping
there are 24 adults
6 teens 12-20 4 boys 2 girls
11 and under there are 12 6 girls and 6 boys
im at a loss at what to do for the teens esp the 19 20 yr old guess ill have to go shopping to look around
Its getting close now i cant wait!!!!! although i still havent booked my before and after hotel stays im not to worried since i only need wed and monday talk to everyone soon!!!

 

[Henlady]

DH just informed me that our Cruise Documents came in the mail today. He said it is a rather "bland" presentation compared to the other packets that we received in the past. Guess Disney has to cut costs somewhere.

MizTigg: I am in the same dilemma regarding the older ones. I had thought of treating them the same as the adults. I'll just have to stretch my imagination a little.