1/6/2007 Early Roll Call...Anyone Else Going???

[CaptainJack]

Arrrrgggghhhh!

 

[soleilmagie]

Good to hear you are okay. Was getting a bit worried.

Hey, do you know the date in which we can start setting up our excursions on line?

As Castaway Club members, we can start booking excursions, spa and Palo ont October 8, if our final payment has been made. (The date was is the package I mentioned the other day. You still didn't get it?) So we have a little more than two weeks to go. Have you decided what you are going to do?

 

[CaptainJack]

As little as possible.

 

[NYAna]

As Castaway Club members, we can start booking excursions, spa and Palo ont October 8, if our final payment has been made. (The date was is the package I mentioned the other day. You still didn't get it?) So we have a little more than two weeks to go. Have you decided what you are going to do?

I called my travel agent and asked her about that package you mentioned and she said that she sent it to me when I booked back in January 2006. She said that she sent me everything Disney has sent to her for distribution. Now I need to look all over my house to find it. I remember receiving a little booklet with smaller booklets within it that can be removed. Is that what you speak of?

On another note.... October 8th is getting really close and we haven't decided on what we want to do just yet. Do you know if I book excursions on line will I need to pay for them now or on the ship?

I had planned on taking scuba diving lessons before the cruise but now that I have started nursing school I've noticed that I don't have much time for anything else. So I don't think that scuba diving will be one of our excursions this time around. We are thinking about the Butterfly Farm.

 

[CaptainJack]

St. Thomas

For anyone with children, the submarine at St. Thomas is pretty cool. We did that in 2001 and the girls loved it and still talk about it.

A couple we met on the last cruise did the island tour at St. Thomas and said it was a great way to see the island.

St. Maarten

We also went on the Catamaran and snorkeling in 2001 at St. Maarten. Also, a good excursion. A word to the wise. The ship docks on the Dutch side. The Catamaran goes over to the French side, which is announced on the catamaran. A couple of women on our excursion took that announcement as license to immediately take off the tops of their bikinis, which all the teenage boys on the excursion thought was an added plus for that excursion.

 

[NYAna]

What is going on with this thread? It's seems as though only soleilmagie and CaptainJack and I will be on this cruise. It's sad that threads for cruises that are for way later than ours (which is only a little over 3 months away) are posted on wayyyy more than this thread. HELLO HELLO HELLO.... I hear an echo.

Come on everyone. Let's get pumped about this cruise. This is our vacation... our honeymoon... our "I'm happy I finished my first semester of nursing school" vacation... etc. What will you be celebrating on this cruise? Well, although our (DH and I) 7th year wedding anniversary is in March, we will be celebrating on the cruise only because we can never get away in March. It's hard to get away in the middle of a semester and during spring break when all the college students are all over the globe partying.

Let's POST! :

 

[CaptainJack]

The cruise is our family's Christmas present and we will be celebrating a birthday on the cruise (on January 12)--my DW's birthday.

 

[The_Marchands]

Working 18 hours a day right now---LOL----

We try an book a holiday this time of year for the family, just to get away.

My DW has her excursions picked, I will post them when I talk to her, as for me, I will be Scuba Diving at St Thomas and St Maartin. I think I am the only Scuba Diver on the ship---LOL.

TTYL

 

[NYAna]

Working 18 hours a day right now---LOL---

The Marchands! You are sooooo ready for a vacation NOW! Wow! I thought my days were long and crazy... but working 18 hours a day has won the prize! You must be feeling like this on your computer right now. ---->

 

[soleilmagie]

I called my travel agent and asked her about that package you mentioned and she said that she sent it to me when I booked back in January 2006. She said that she sent me everything Disney has sent to her for distribution. Now I need to look all over my house to find it. I remember receiving a little booklet with smaller booklets within it that can be removed. Is that what you speak of?

On another note.... October 8th is getting really close and we haven't decided on what we want to do just yet. Do you know if I book excursions on line will I need to pay for them now or on the ship?

I had planned on taking scuba diving lessons before the cruise but now that I have started nursing school I've noticed that I don't have much time for anything else. So I don't think that scuba diving will be one of our excursions this time around. We are thinking about the Butterfly Farm.

Yes there was such a booklet. And there was also a letter with the date for reservations and final payment.

As for the excursions, I did a quick search on the main board and they are charged to the stateroom account even when you book online.

We are also thinking about the Butterfly farm for St. Martin. For St.Thomas, it will be Coral World and Paradise Point. At first, we were thinking of doing them on our own, since it would cost less, but we would miss the tour part. Since both the Butterfly farm et Coral World excursions are in the morning (we would still do Paradise Point on our own), we could go back to the ship to eat lunch and then we could go to the beach on our own or stay on the ship if the kids need to take a nap.

 

[NYAna]

As for the excursions, I did a quick search on the main board and they are charged to the stateroom account even when you book online.

So do I understand this correctly???... If I book now I will have the bill ready for me to pay on day one of the cruise or do I have to pay before the cruise?

We are also thinking about the Butterfly farm for St. Martin. For St.Thomas, it will be Coral World and Paradise Point. At first, we were thinking of doing them on our own, since it would cost less, but we would miss the tour part. Since both the Butterfly farm et Coral World excursions are in the morning (we would still do Paradise Point on our own), we could go back to the ship to eat lunch and then we could go to the beach on our own or stay on the ship if the kids need to take a nap.

That sounds like a plan. I really have to find that excursion packet to finally decide on which excursions to do.

 

[CaptainJack]

No you do not need to pay either before the cruise or on the first day of the cruise if it is added to your onboard account, if you put a credit or charge card on file with Guest Services.

You provide the credit and charge card either online or at the terminal. If a credit or charge card is provided, you merely settle up your charges on the cruise, including excursions, on the last day of the cruise. (And, you never realize how much you spent until that last night, unless you check on your account periodically. I did not think we really spent that much on this last cruise and went on no excursions, but the girls did go shopping several times at Mickeys Mates, I charged unlimited computer usage, and we charged the tips. It all came up to just over $1000 when all was said and done).

Even if you provide a credit card, I think that you can put a limit on the spending and ask that Guest Services notify you once you hit the limit. If you do not leave a credit card, there is a very low limit on what you can charge to the onboard account.

Remember to put in your budget, the tips for the head server, your server, your assistant server, and your stateroom attendant. For our family, which as you are aware is 4 persons, the tips came to over about $320 for the 7 day cruise.

This is going to be a REALLY empty ship if the number of persons posting here is any indication of the number of persons on the ship.

I need pictures from
kris1973
blues4
luv2cruzsus
akamaleficent
lilofan
SurfnTurf
Bikinietmartini
supercalidisgirl
tinkerbellmom1
cruisingsoon123
bschiffler
The Marchands

If I missed someone who posted, I also need your photo for the Virtual Cruise Album (as well you lurkers who have not posted any messages to this thread).


Thanks

Lionel

 

[NYAna]

No you do not need to pay either before the cruise or on the first day of the cruise if it is added to your onboard account, if you put a credit or charge card on file with Guest Services.

You provide the credit and charge card either online or at the terminal. If a credit or charge card is provided, you merely settle up your charges on the cruise, including excursions, on the last day of the cruise. (And, you never realize how much you spent until that last night, unless you check on your account periodically. I did not think we really spent that much on this last cruise and went on no excursions, but the girls did go shopping several times at Mickeys Mates, I charged unlimited computer usage, and we charged the tips. It all came up to just over $1000 when all was said and done).

Even if you provide a credit card, I think that you can put a limit on the spending and ask that Guest Services notify you once you hit the limit. If you do not leave a credit card, there is a very low limit on what you can charge to the onboard account.

Remember to put in your budget, the tips for the head server, your server, your assistant server, and your stateroom attendant. For our family, which as you are aware is 4 persons, the tips came to over about $320 for the 7 day cruise.

Wow! $1,000? I hope DH and I don't hit that but you never know. Thanks for the info on the tips... I had forgotten to figure that into our budget. The last time DH and I were on a Disney Cruise was back in Dec 2001 for a 3 night cruise on the Wonder and tips weren't that much because of the short trip. So thanks again for the reminder.

This is going to be a REALLY empty ship if the number of persons posting here is any indication of the number of persons on the ship.

I need pictures from
kris1973
blues4
luv2cruzsus
akamaleficent
lilofan
SurfnTurf
Bikinietmartini
supercalidisgirl
tinkerbellmom1
cruisingsoon123
bschiffler
The Marchands

If I missed someone who posted, I also need your photo for the Virtual Cruise Album (as well you lurkers who have not posted any messages to this thread).


Thanks

Lionel

Yeah you are not kidding. There are lurkers on this thread that do not post. I know this becasuse there has been 1769 hits/visits and only 212 post including this one. If you've visited this thread it's most likely you are booked for the same date... so don't be afraid to post. We are really a good bunch.

 

[CaptainJack]

Where is everyone???

 

[lilofan]

Hi guys
Sorry, but I, too, am swamped this time of year. Both my DW and I teach high school and its always crazy at opening plus I am a football coach and that means 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM 5 to 6 days aweek this time of year.
As for what we are celebrating, its my 60th birthday, our wedding anniversary, and its also some time off after the season. Plus, this year all the kids will be able to go at this time so it was perfect. I'm still considering the "vow renewel" idea for our anniversary.
Captain Jack, we will send some pictures real soon of our clan for the album.

 

[CaptainJack]

Hi guys
Sorry, but I, too, am swamped this time of year. Both my DW and I teach high school and its always crazy at opening plus I am a football coach and that means 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM 5 to 6 days aweek this time of year.
As for what we are celebrating, its my 60th birthday, our wedding anniversary, and its also some time off after the season. Plus, this year all the kids will be able to go at this time so it was perfect. I'm still considering the "vow renewel" idea for our anniversary.
Captain Jack, we will send some pictures real soon of our clan for the album.

I understand. Before my DW started homeschooling our girls, she was an elementary principal at a private Christian school. That effectively meant that I kissed her goodbye (figuratively) at the beginning of the school year and got to spend any amount of time with her only on breaks. The first year at that school, she had no assistant principal and would be up to between 1 am and 3 am most nights trying to get stuff done. On Friday nights each week, both her and the girls were in bed by about 8:30 p.m. and I was left up by myself each and every Friday night (what fun!!!).

 

[CaptainJack]

Ana

Here are the suggested tips for a 7 day cruise for the various persons on the ship:

Dining Room Server - $25.75 x number of guests
Dining Room Assistant Server - $18.75 x number of guests
Dining Room Head Server - $6.50 x number of guests
Stateroom Host/Hostess - $25.25 x number of guests

On only one occasion, we left less than this. The first cruise our stateroom host totally failed to make the room up on the first day (Sunday) of the cruise. So we left him, less than the suggested amount.

On our last cruise, everyone was GREAT and I left a bit more than the suggested amount. In fact, we had the same assistant server for the 2005 and 2006 cruises. She was so good, we are going to request her for this next cruise.

Hope this helps you in budgeting.

Lionel

 

[CaptainJack]

Hello echo hellohellohello

 

[CaptainJack]

 

[NYAna]

Hello echo hellohellohello

I think that I'm going to give up on this thread. It's depressing me.