11/06/05 WHO'S With US on the Wonder?

[chickie]

Hey - We are DVC'ers also and are using our points for the cruise. We have the early seating for dinner also, but I guess we won't know our rotation until we board. We are going back to DW after the cruise for two nights, but I waited too long to get ressies at a DVC resort, and they are all sold out. So we decided to pay cash and try Pop Century this time! We've never stayed there, so we are looking forward to it! Our DD will love all the big icons!
Looks like we've closed in on the 6 week mark!!!! Woo Hoo!

 

[AspiringCindy]

We are going back to DW after the cruise for two nights, but I waited too long to get ressies at a DVC resort, and they are all sold out. So we decided to pay cash and try Pop Century this time! We've never stayed there, so we are looking forward to it! Our DD will love all the big icons!
Looks like we've closed in on the 6 week mark!!!! Woo Hoo!

We too are heading out to WDW after the cruise and tried to book a Deluxe hotel...but all seem to be sold out! With a family of 5, our options are limited. Luckily, we managed to get a room in the AB section of POR that has a trundle bed! We plan to make the most out of it because we are only staying 1 night! Atleast Epcot will be open till 12 midnight for their EMH!

I won't be happy till we are all at the 1 week mark!!!

 

[Gutto]

Hey Friends....this will be our second cruise, the first was last year ( Dec) , we love Disney and although we live so far we can t wait more than one year to meet the mouse again. We are a little afraid with the hurricanes, last year we had a rainy day at Castaway....we are expecting great weather this year !! Hope to see you all on board....!! we will be at Deck 7 AFT.

 

[DiszyGram]

We'll be heading to WDW after the cruise for two nights at the All Star Movies resort. I booked two rooms there at least 5 months ago. I've only heard good reports about ASM, especially if small children are with you.

Disney provides transportation to the airport. Since they are used to picking people up first from the airport and then taking them back, it took some explaining to say why we only want it one way. It's all straightened out now...hopefully.

 

[Gutto]

bump.

 

[chickie]

As it stands now, our plan is this:
We fly in on Saturday morning and I got a limo from FLTours as a surprise for my DH and DD. Part of the reason for this trip is to celebrate our 10th anniversary, so I thought this would be a nice touch. We are staying at Ron Jon Resort on Saturday night and will get a shuttle to the port on Sunday. Then after the cruise we will rent a car from Budget and drive to DW and stay at POP for 2 nights. We figured we might as well make a whole week out of it. I know it sounds like Disney is going to be very crowded that weekend, but we had already decided that we would not do any of the parks this trip. We'll swim, shop, eat at O'Hana one night, and just relax. That's going to be hard for me not to go to any parks.
Speaking of Budget, is anyone else doing this? I was surprised that I could not find very good car rental prices through them. We usually use Dollar at the airport and can usually get really good prices, but since Dollar doesn't have a location at the port, we had to use Budget. Any good discounts that I may have missed?(I think I used the Walmart one from Mousesavers).

Thanks for listening, and we are looking forward to meeting some of our fellow Dis'ers on Nov 6th!!!!

 

[AspiringCindy]

We originally had a full size car booked from Budget with a rate of $27 MCO to Port...and then pick up at Port and return to MCO for $48...but decided to rent an SUV from Dollar at $149 for the week! I know it is more money, but the larger cargo space(there is luggage for the 5 of us) will be better for us. Also, I want to be able to exit the ship at a moments notice, and know that I have a rental car waiting just steps away! Being that we will only have 1 full day at WDW, we don't want to waste a moment!!

 

[michelle9343]

I dont know about you guys but I am getting so excited It is amazing watching the count down go by, but I feel like all I can think about is the cruise. Is anyone else totaly going crazy waiting?

 

[Gutto]

Does anybody will do any shore excursions ? we will try to swim with the dolphins...last year we stay on board to enjoy the ship at Nassau day but it was 3 night cruise, now we have a day at sea so we booked the excursion.

 

[AspiringCindy]

My DH and DD are booked on the dolphin excursion! Me and the 2 younger DDs will just go over to Blue Lagoon Island on the same boat and enjoy the beach!

 

[ode2joy]

Five weeks to go! Is it too early to start packing?!

 

[Gutto]

ode2joy > i guess never it is too soon to start but we usually start to pack 2 weeks in advance, first we make a list of everything we will need, we start packing things like books, maps, tickets ( we have annual pass ) and some clothes that won t be needing, then two or three days before we leave we pack everything else, the night before we make a check list...always work for us.

 

[mikeandlissasmom]

The four of us are also booked on the dolphin excursion! Two kids, two adults. We can't wait!!!! Thats the only excursion we have, we want to rest/relax.

 

[DiszyGram]

Bumping this up for Michelle. Anyone receive their packets yet?

 

[whome?]

Hi 11/6 Cruisers!

This weekend I find out if my Jan 06 Magic/Western cruise is a "No Go". If my friend can't go I decided this morning (!) to go on my birthday (11/7). So I checked out DCL and Cat 11 Deck 7 Aft is still available, so I may be joining you all

I already had planed on WDW for the last weekend of the F&WF. I'll be meeting some DISers there Thu-Sun.......so, since I'll be flying down anyway....why not jump on the Wonder? I've gotten so excited by this idea, I'm kind of hoping my friend cancels

I'll be traveling alone and this will be my FIRST cruise (of any kind). Don't even plan on getting off the ship at Nassau, may do Palo brunch that day (my birthday).

I'll be back to let you know......I just skimmed the thread and you seem like a great bunch....I hope I get to meet you.

 

[Paticake]

We are cruising on 11/6 too! It is our first cruise. Me, DH,Son and DIL. We are staying at the Radisson the night before. We plan on doing Nassau on our own, want to see Atlantis! Husband and son will do bottom fishing on Castaway Cay. We haved booked Palo for dinner and Brunch. We can't wait! When we return from Port our Daughter and SIL(teachers can't take time off to cruise)will meet us at WDW until 11/14. We are staying 1 night at SSR then moving over to BWV. We are soo excited. Both kids got married this summer and it will be our first(new family) vacation!!! Plus we really need a vacation after all the weddings!!!!!!

 

[chickie]

Whome?
Hope you get to sail with us! I never thought of sailing alone, but I'm sure you'll meet some great people on this trip!
I'm really upset! My digital camera just broke! I sent it out to get fixed, but they said it would take 4-8 weeks to get it back! I guess I'll be buying several throw-away cameras for the trip! Now I won't be able to e-mail pics to anyone. Oh well.
No documents yet. We reserved through DVC, so I don't know how quickly they get them to us. I'll really worry if I get to the 2 week mark and still no docs!
I'm not packing yet, but I am buying some little things a little at a time. I got my over the door shoe holder and my waterproof camera. I put a call in to Shirley at The Perfect Gift to make up a basket for my DD. Not sure what to put in it yet, though. So many great ideas!
We are getting toooooo excited! Can't wait!

 

[AspiringCindy]

I need to put in a call to Shirley as well! For DD(4 yr), we are making a basket with Pail & shovel, night light, glow necklaces, goobers/raisonettes(for the movies)and drinks...for my older DDs, they will get underwater goggles, a waterproof camera, water bottle straps and glow necklaces!

Hey!!!...whoever gets their docs, post immediately so we can do a cheer !

Gutto: it is funny, I could probably do most of our packing now...being that in Jersey, the weather is getting cooler and we are presently not using our summer clothes. Normally, we would be switching our wardrobes to fall/winter around now! I have been holding out because I know I will need all that summer stuff!

It seems that there will be alot of us at the Radisson Saturday night! The hotel is sold out, and being that I am checking in after 8:00PM on Sat., I am a little bit nervous that they won't have a room for us even though I have reserved one.

 

[DiszyGram]

We are flying in the night before and will be picked up at the airport by both my sister and brother-in-law, in two vehicles. 7 people to pick up with luggage takes more than one car to transport.

We'll stay in Cocoa Beach at their beautiful home and get to the ship before noon the next day. There will be three cabins between us but I still don't know what catagory. They were guaranteed as 12s when we booked the cruise a long time ago. I know a 12 will be too small for my son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. My sister is certain we will be upgraded. I have our magnetic door signs ready to put up so the grandchildren can find their cabin doors.

I've started packing for myself as I switch my summer clothes for my fall and winter ones. I've ordered an airport van to pick us all up from my house the day we leave and to be waiting for us when we return. Sure beats the hassle of using an assortment of cars and people to drop us off and try to find us later.

I'm a planner and I love making things go smoothly. So far, so good.

 

[whome?]

24 hours till I know what my plans will be (this cruise or January).

Yesterday I had my travel agent put a hold on cabin #7125 (didn't want to risk loosing out on being near the 'secret' verandah, since I have an inside cabin). Called my rewards people and there are enough points to cover my airfare, so I'm thinking Saturday night at POFQ instead of a value. Check in, a nice boat ride to DTD, dinner and shopping, maybe a nice apple martini before bed to kick off the vacation. Boy, this is sounding good

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