09/12/10 - DVCers Take Over the Wonder (S.S. Member Cruise 2010) - Thread #1

[dvc4life]

Good Sunday Morning! Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.

I'm so glad to see so many Disney fans on here. I thought we were weird for as many times as we have been to Disney and how often we go. I don't even like to tell people any more when we are going because of the eye rolling and head shakes. But like DH says, they are just jealous. And I shouldn't let it bother me. We have been able to find some really good airfare lately so why not? Right? Plus, being DVC members we don't have to pay for a room. So, I'm glad to be able to share our love of Disney with you all because you understand.

In fact, last week at this time we were at EPCOT! Our next trip is scheduled for Spring Break in March, but you never know, we may go again before then if we can find airfare.

Hey Marsha - just wondering, are you going to start a count down like Mary did last year?

 

[dvc4life]

Luckymomoftwo - I love the statement in your signature. Boy does it hit the mark with us.

 

[BigDogHU75]

GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE SAIL IN 43 WEEKS!
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[calypso726]

WOO HOO!!! Can't wait!!! I am off to JoAnn fabrics to get supplies and attempt to make my fish extender! I don't know how to sew and am only able when I have an instrcutor telling me what to do step by step. This oughta be interesting

 

[BigDogHU75]

Good Morning! I hope everyone's weekend has been good thus far. Mine has been very relaxing.

I am glad that we are getting to know one another. I am an introvert and my DH is a social butterfly. This forum helps to break the ice. So, keep chatting! By the time the cruise comes we will be like old friends.

To help us to keep chatting, I think I might borrow a game or two we did on the '09 thread. More details will follow. And, yes there will be prizes awarded at the DIS Meet onboard the ship.

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

Luckymomoftwo - I love the statement in your signature. Boy does it hit the mark with us.

Thanks! You can add it to your signature, too...I don't mind!

GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE SAIL IN 43 WEEKS!
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When I read that I heard the captains foreign accent in my mind!

To help us to keep chatting, I think I might borrow a game or two we did on the '09 thread. More details will follow. And, yes there will be prizes awarded at the DIS Meet onboard the ship.

Ooh! Ooh!! I like games!!

WOO HOO!!! Can't wait!!! I am off to JoAnn fabrics to get supplies and attempt to make my fish extender! I don't know how to sew and am only able when I have an instrcutor telling me what to do step by step. This oughta be interesting

I can't wait to buy my stuff to make my fish extender! I might try to pick up a fairly cheap sewing machine the day after Thanksgiving so I can sew my own. Yes, that's right, I don't sew and I don't have a sewing machine! My high school home ecenomics teacher would be so disappointed!

 

[TOONTOWN]

what is the fish extender?? this is my first cruise. I'm in the SPH 5022. anyone on deck 5???

 

[vedlin71]

3dan can you give some things to do. the only cruise i have been on was a 4 night cc .it was me my mom and sister. it will be the same ones this time. all we did was sit by the pool.we did not know what to do or where to look for things to do. this time i want to do more.

 

[disrailfan]

Good Morning everyone. Wanted to let everyone know that I have the website all updated with the cruisers information that I have received, this also includes the pictures.

If you want anything changed or want to send me additional entries please see the first post in this thread for instructions on where to send the information.

Everyone have a good Sunday and GO COLTS!!!!!!

 

[3DAN]

Oh,,,, I thought this was your first DVC cruise... My mistake,,, Nonetheless,,,, this DVC cruise will be special. We are taking Kristen out of school for this. Our last one in 2005 was really neat. Presents every day for each one of the people in the stateroom. I am talking DVC pins, hat, books, collector stuff. DVC baskets that were collapsable so that we could take them home in our suitcases. OH YEAH!!! For Hercules, the Musecal,,, Hades even had DVC jokes. For example,,, Hades said"Would you all like some free DVC points?" Everybody Screemed "YES",,,, So Hades then started to "point" into mid air repeatedly, saying, There's one, There's another, and another. Of course, everyone laughed.
I can't wait to see who the special entertainment is on the cruise.
When we went through the Panama Canal with DVC in 2005, we got a concert with "Boys 2 Men" and also "Bob Sagett with Kermit the Frog and all of the Muppets". They were LIVE!!!!! To see the Swedish Chef chasing chickens through the Disney Magic was absolutely hilarious!!!!!!
Bill

 

[3DAN]

It was a Disney cruise you were on , wasn't it? I'm sure that we can guide you on the cruise. I don't want to be redundant.
Bill

 

[TOONTOWN]

what is the link to facebook page??? if anyone can email me directly the info on the fish extender, secret mickey, the dis meet on the 12th? I can read it better on email thanks!!! johnsons03@comcast.net
GO EAGLES

 

[Time4disneynow]

my new mom to be goes into early labor and she is not due for another 2 weeks Ultrsound shows at least one puppy with no heartbeat then later she delivered two puppies that had died inside her which is what probably caused the early labor. All is well now, we have her on medication to stop the contractions and raise hormone levels so she does not go into labor again. So, of course I am still playing "catch up" at work.

So how has everyone else's week been

Terrie

Hi Terrie...so very sorry to hear about the puppies. Pixie dust for mom to be and hoping that all goes well.
Disney is a beautiful dog. Congrats.

Luckymomoftwo - I love the statement in your signature. Boy does it hit the mark with us.

I second that...us too!!! Our family rolls their eyes too when we tell them we're going to WDW or a Disney cruise

GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE SAIL IN 43 WEEKS!
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I can't wait

Good Morning! I hope everyone's weekend has been good thus far. Mine has been very relaxing.

I am glad that we are getting to know one another. I am an introvert and my DH is a social butterfly. This forum helps to break the ice. So, keep chatting! By the time the cruise comes we will be like old friends.


To help us to keep chatting, I think I might borrow a game or two we did on the '09 thread. More details will follow. And, yes there will be prizes awarded at the DIS Meet onboard the ship.

Sounds good to me, Marsha. It was a lot of fun.

Good Morning everyone. Wanted to let everyone know that I have the website all updated with the cruisers information that I have received, this also includes the pictures.

If you want anything changed or want to send me additional entries please see the first post in this thread for instructions on where to send the information.

Everyone have a good Sunday and GO COLTS!!!!!!

Thank you for doing this for us....great job


Have a great day everyone.....GO RAVENS!!!!!!

 

[vedlin71]

3dan no it was not a disney cruise. i feel like we missed so much .we did not see any show are any thing and dont get me wrong i love my mom and sister but for 4 days i did not talk to anyone but them. and the only part of the ship we seen was our room and the pool .it was fun but it was also boring .so any thoughts will help. it was a carnival cruise. anyone can help me make this more fun for my mom and sister im trying to turn them into disney people!!!!

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

Hi Terrie...so very sorry to hear about the puppies. Pixie dust for mom to be and hoping that all goes well.
Disney is a beautiful dog. Congrats.

I second that...us too!!! Our family rolls their eyes too when we tell them we're going to WDW or a Disney cruise

3dan no it was not a disney cruise. i feel like we missed so much .we did not see any show are any thing and dont get me wrong i love my mom and sister but for 4 days i did not talk to anyone but them. and the only part of the ship we seen was our room and the pool .it was fun but it was also boring .so any thoughts will help. it was a carnival cruise. anyone can help me make this more fun for my mom and sister im trying to turn them into disney people!!!!

Terrie - how are the puppies and mom to be doing? I hope everything is going well, and I hope you got all caught up at work or are making good progress on getting caught up!

Monika - you can use my quote in my signature, too if you'd like! I don't mind at all.

Vedlin71 - Don't worry....there is sooooo much to do on the Disney Wonder. Each night you will be given a "Navigator" that tells you what's going on throughout the ship. I think there is a sticky on the first page of the DCL threads that has current Navigators for the Wonder, that will give you an idea of what they look like and what different activities are going on. Of course, I'm sure there will be different activities for us on the member cruise.

 

[aimay73]

Vedlin,,,, I am sooooo excited for you. Two of my patients just got back from their first disney cruise. I had filled them in with the Must do things for their cruise. WELL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, They are absolutely hooked,,,,,, totally. Every time they turned around, they were amazed!!!! Food, atmosphere, entertainment, the ship,,,, the whole picture was the best. Now keep in mind, they had done a RCCl cruise and thought it was great. OK,,,, they have booked two more Disney cruises while on the ship. We had a great time discussing the cruise and whether or not I was right. (I was!!) The only problem now is if they can stand to wait more than six months to cruise again and if they have the money,,, teehee!!! It is hard for us to go six months without a cruise on DCL. That, however, will have to stop.
Bill

Hey Mister! We did NOT like RCCL! Remember, you had a hard time convincing me to try another cruise at all because I assumed they'd all be like RCCL! ~laugh~

But yes, we are totally hooked on DCL. Booked 2 more before we left the first cruise, and we've booked a 3rd since we've been home.

 

[3DAN]

I had a big long reply to you, Aimay, but we lost our internet at the house. Nothing bad, just thought you could give Vedlin some insight from a newbie perspective. PS,,,,,,,,,,,,CONGRATS on the booking of the third cruise. It is soooooooooo addictive. What are you going to do? CHristmas????????
Tell us about your first cruise experience with DCL, it should excite Vedlin.
Bill
PS,,, Isn't it cool being in the "Click", Aimay?
(to the tune of 16 tons) 16 posts , ,,,,,, whadya get , another day older and deeper in debt(amen)
Bill

 

[3DAN]

Hey Aimay,,,,, Is DCL better than WDW????
Bill

 

[aimay73]

I had a big long reply to you, Aimay, but we lost our internet at the house. Nothing bad, just thought you could give Vedlin some insight from a newbie perspective. PS,,,,,,,,,,,,CONGRATS on the booking of the third cruise. It is soooooooooo addictive. What are you going to do? CHristmas????????
Tell us about your first cruise experience with DCL, it should excite Vedlin.
Bill
PS,,, Isn't it cool being in the "Click", Aimay?
(to the tune of 16 tons) 16 posts , ,,,,,, whadya get , another day older and deeper in debt(amen)
Bill

Bill, We're diong a 4-day in May 2010, 4-day for our Anniversary in 12-2010 and Alaska in 8-2011. I've love to do a holiday cruise, but I'm not sure we can schedule 2 in 2011 due to the overall cost of the Alaska trip. On top of the cost of the trip itself we also have to pay for boarding the 2 dogs, and we have to save Dennis' salary back as he does not have paid vacation time at all.

Our first Disney Cruise experience was amazing! From the time you step on the ship until the time you leave, every staff member does their best to make you feel important and well cared for. One of the most excting things for us was the dining rotation. It's fun getting the opportunity to "travel" to the different restaurants throughout your stay. And more importantly, your dining staff travel with you to each restaurant, so you get a really wonderful chance to build a relationship with them throughout the cruise. And the food was wonderful! We also had the opportunity to sit with a great family during dinner (we had a party of 5, and they were a party of 4 with 1 child), and we looked forward to dinner each night so we could chat with them and hear about their day.

Even though we have no children, we felt right at home on the ship. Most people probably think DCL caters only to families, but there is more than plenty for adult couples to do during their vacation. We spent a lot of late evenings in one of the lounges watching the "adult only" entertainment. We tried our hands at bingo a couple of times.. (B 11, B B 11!!!), and we LOVES watching Monday night football up on deck on the jumbo screen! Also, we never felt like the ship was "over run" with kids. The kids have their own activities to do while on board and we really didn't notice an overabundance of kids at all. We were actually very impressed with how safe the kids are while they're off in the kids clubs. The family we had dinner with have an 8 year old daughter, and the family told us about the various security procedures (ID bands, etc) that DCL has in place. Parents can let their kids go to the kids areas knowing they're having fun as well as being well cared for.

The theatrical productions were great. My favorite was probably the twist on Cinderella, Twice Charmed I think it was called. The Golden Mickey pre-show was fun too. My husband and in-laws loved the final show of the night, Disney Dreams.

We had a verandah stateroom and felt that it was very roomy. One of my favorite things to do at the end of the night was to take my Kindle out on the balcony, turn on the light, and read while the waves went by. My only problem of the whole cruise (which is a minor complaint, and very situational to me only) was the very tall lip on the tub/shower combo, but I have a hip issue that makes tall tubs difficult to get into. And of course that's just how the ship is built, nothing can be done about that, but I'm sure the staff would have tried to fix it if they could because that's how helpful they are! ~laugh~

I'm sure there's a lot I've missed, but these are the highlights! As Bill as said, we're hooked!

Aimee

 

[aimay73]

Hey Aimay,,,,, Is DCL better than WDW????
Bill

Oh yeah, bring up the on going fued in our house!! ~laugh~

I LOVE DCL, but Dennis has a special place in his heart for WDW. We'll probably have to plan a land and sea type event in the future so Dennis can enjoy the parks. But yes, I think I'm more partial to DCL at the moment!

Aimee