11/22/08 Thanksgiving 2008 cruise thread. Double Dipping Travelling Turkeys!

[DisneyZell]

*********** has set up a group website for this cruise so that everyone can get to know each other before the cruise.

Info to send (feel free to add other things/make suggestions):
DIS name(s)
First and Last name of people in your group including ages of kids at time of cruise
Where you are from
If you have early or late seating
Stateroom number
E-mail address (if you don't want it listed please indicate)
Pre and post cruise plans
Family Picture
Brief description of occupations, families' intrests/activities/hobbies
For each child: picture, activities and/or interests, grade they will be in at cruise time, activities they are looking forward to on the cruise

e-mail info or questions to ************* or you can PM the info to ***********.

 

[LAMPSKIES]

WOW 2008!! 7 night Western?

 

[DisneyZell]

WOW 2008!! 7 night Western?

we don't care...either works for us, we have done both. There are good and bad things...I think at least one if not two ports we would sit on the boat!

 

[alwayslisad]

Hope to do the TDAY 2008 - we are waiting for a quote when the dates come out - there are 8 of us going... the criteria from the kids is that they still be young enough to go to the stack -- so that means we have to cruise before 2009 for us --

 

[tjeagle]

Hello all! We are on the fence at the moment....we cruise in 13 days!! Wooo Whooo! and originally planned on re-booking for Thanksgiving 2008...I am intrigued by the Repos but think they will be over our budget!!

For those of you who have cruised Thanksgiving.....is the ship decorated for the Holidays?? And does it "feel" like Thanksgiving? We will be leaving some disgruntled family at home (what...your going away for Thanksgiving....) and I don't want to miss the Thankgiving feel......if that makes sense!!

It will be Me (turning 40 on our upcoming cruise!!), DH (Turning 40 just before Thanksgiving cruise!!) and DD and DS, twins who will be 10 for the Thanksgiving cruise!!

I'll keep checking in.....and will know more either the 31st or when we get back!!

Oh yeah....am I correct that this cruise will be a special Western Double Dip!!??

 

[alwayslisad]

Good morning all - YEP to a DD at CC - The teens did not seem too impressed by that, but I explained to them that they did NOT have to get of the Magic each time - only if they wanted. So that made them happy. DD wanted to know why we had to cruise then - after I explained she was good with the idea. Dnephew wanted to do the REPO and after I explained that even the TDAY cruise was not planned - till THEY planned it - and that our budget was not planning on two cruises in 5 years - they accepted the Tday one instead of the REPO...

I think the decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving - so that means we would be aboard when they do. That would be nice. Kinda putting us in the spirit ya know...

We cruised the week after Tday this year and LOVED it...But the kids had a horrible time getting caught back up with school so it was just not worth it to us to try that again!

so now is the wait time to get the quote - pay the deposit and pick our rooms - I already know which ones we will ask for - since we are going to need adjoining rooms again....

Talk to you all soon...

Lisa (45 @ time of trip)

Also going:

Charlie (dh) (44 @ time)
Renee (dd) (16 @ time)
Sharron (Dsis)(46 @ time)
Chip (Dbil) (47 @ time)
Dalton(dNephew) (16 @ time)
Tyler (dnephew #2) (18 @ time) -- still up in the air on coming
Christian (#2's Longtime GF)(19 @ time) -- also not sure

 

[tjeagle]

Any ideas on what the cost might be?? I know holiday cruises tend to be higher??

 

[alwayslisad]

Nope - that is the scary part!!!

 

[alwayslisad]

Basing it on a 2007 cruise for that week - it would be a western as well - our family of 3 - not including air would be 5100 for our deck 2 porthole room.... that is over 1750 more than our 12/2/2006 cruise....

ohhh well

 

[tjeagle]

Basing it on a 2007 cruise for that week - it would be a western as well - our family of 3 - not including air would be 5100 for our deck 2 porthole room.... that is over 1750 more than our 12/2/2006 cruise....

ohhh well

I'm hoping booking early may be a bit less! We are 4 but also looking for a cat 9!

 

[alwayslisad]

I know - I am wishing that there was another time that my sister and I could take our children out of school - but I think spring / winter breaks are high too!

sheesh

 

[tjeagle]

I know - I am wishing that there was another time that my sister and I could take our children out of school - but I think spring / winter breaks are high too!

sheesh

Oh I understand! We are taking our kids out for 1 week for our Feb 3rd cruise...the amount of work the teachers have given us already is ridiculous! And there is more to come! I figure with Thanksgiving we will miss 2 days at most!!

 

[samkj]

This might be our first cruise! It is between this and one of the west coast dates. We live in CA, so the west coast would be great, but the cost may be the same as flying to FL and cruising!

 

[tjeagle]

Giving the tread alittle bump! I have seen lots of questions about a Tday cruise...want to make sure we are seen!

 

[cjckclan]

As of last night we (along with another family) have decided on Thanksgiving 08 week as our next cruise. We had hoped for a summer 08, but that won't work with the ship missing from the Caribbean. If I have it all right it is the 11/22/08 Alternate Western Caribbean cruise. Right??? I have to have my info right before I book in TWO days.

 

[tjeagle]

Yep! It is listed as the Alt. Western!!
I guess we'll all know for sure in 2 days!!

 

[tjeagle]

Thanksgiving 2008 it is! Repo prices were a bit out of reach! Did score SPR 5020!!
Anyone else official yet??

 

[cjckclan]

IT'S OFFICIAL! We're booked in a cat 8. I really wanted a cat 6 but just couldn't justify paying $225/DAY more to sit on the verandah. I don't plan on being in the room that much anyway. Our friends also booked and they will have a verandah. I told her I'd just rent a chair on hers.

 

[alwayslisad]

Well it looks good to me - now just have to finalize - DH is ok with it all - for 8 of us it will be $11k with out airfare. DSis wanted to go higher than a cat 9 - I could care less as long as I was on the MAGIC!!

 

[Happy4Disney]

We're there too! Cat 9, Not telling the kids until we go. I hope I don't slip up! I am not good at keeping secrets!

When we sail we'll have me, DH, DD9 and DD7