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

[tinkattitude!]

We just booked this cruise this afternoon!

Me (will be turning 35 on the cruise)
DH (will be 45)
DD (will be 12 1/2)

 

[disneypoor]

Hi, everyone! We're booked for this cruise too! It will be me (Susan), DH (Brian), DD Brianna (13 when we cruise), and DS Brandon (10 when we cruise). Try not to laugh out loud at me, but I've been posting on the 9/27/08 thread thinking it was the one I was on. I don't know what in the world is wrong with me? With all the excitement of booking, I guess I just saw a thread titled DoubleDip and went with it.

We are getting ready to cruise in a few weeks on the Eastern for spring break. We'll be there with DutchGirlScout--hi Stacie! We already booked this cruise, but I'm hoping the prices will not go up between now and March 17th so I can rebook onboard and get the discount and onboard credit. If things work out the way I'd like them to, I'll cancel our current reservation and get a much better deal on the ship.

We're excited about this trip! After our first cruise this past June, I knew I wanted to see CC atleast twice in the same cruise some day!

 

[AF5FAM]

Ok, I'm trying out my picture and signature block on my Turkey cruise buddies. Let's see if this works. Next I'll tackle the trip countdown!

 

[AF5FAM]

Oops, didn't put the picture in One more try.

 

[cjckclan]

Only 656 days (yest I did count leap year) until we sail!! But who's counting? I told DH he needed to start on the kids' pirate costumes; figured this way he'd have enough time. We just have to guess how tall they will be then; you know how fast teenagers grow.

 

[disneypoor]

I'm just bumping us back up to the first few pages. Afterall, we only have about 655 days until this trip.

 

[zakatak]

I hear you! Thanks for the bump!

How about we answer some questions to get to know one another:

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
Me - 6th.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Me - Yes, Disney Wonder on March 1st and Disney Magic on Feb 16th, 2008.

3) Main or Late Dining?
Me - Main (6pm requested)

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Me - Hercules

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Me - Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Me - Sailaway Party - means the trip is just beginning!!!!

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Me - Parrot Cay

That should get us started... have fun!!!!

 

[disneypoor]

Here are my answers to your questions:

1. By the time this cruise gets here, it will be our third Disney cruise. We did the 3 night last June, are doing the eastern in March, and will do the DD in 08.

2. I sortof already answered this in my previous answer, but we are cruising in a little over five weeks for spring break on the eastern.

3. We have late dining. (We're farmers and are used to eating late. )

4. I don't really have a favorite show. I loved all of them on our 3 night cruise!

5. I am hoping that Palo's will be our new favorite restaurant. We didn't go there in June but have reservations for dinner and brunch on our March cruise. I was pleasantly surprised by all of the food at the restaurants on our June cruise though.

6. I would have to say that I have several favorites but my two most memorable ones would be getting our name announced and stepping on that ship for the first time and the sailaway party. I love hearing the ship's horn, and we did actually see dolphins swimming next to the ship when we left Pt. Canaveral. It was the coolest thing ever!

7. We don't have a favorite for lunch, but my kids would say anything as close to the pool as possible!

 

[disneylover5]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
Me - 10th

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Me - MAGIC July 28th 2007 MED, MAGIC May 10th 2008 Westbound Panama,
MAGIC Aug 17th 2008 Eastbound Panama

3) Main or Late Dining?
Me - Main

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Me - Twice Charmed

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Me - Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Me - Hanging out at the Pool on a day at sea

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Me - Deck 9 by the pool

8) What is your favorite place on the ship
Me - Secret Deck 7

I added # 8

 

[disneypoor]

DisneyLover5--could you adopt my family? You are really going to be cruising it up over the next few years!!!!

 

[disneylover5]

DisneyLover5--could you adopt my family? You are really going to be cruising it up over the next few years!!!!

Yes, I will need to change my name to disneypoortoo.

We are very blessed. Not everybody in my family is going on all these trips....but I am!! (and that is all that matters!! )

 

[cjckclan]

How about we answer some questions to get to know one another:

1. This will be cruise #2 - We did a 4 day DCL in May 05 and have been trying for a 7 day western.....

2. NO cruise until 11/08. .... not sure how we'll last until then. I'll just have to live vicariously through y'all and your trip reports.

3. Main dinner seating. How do you request which early seating time and rotation?

4. Loved all the shows, but we especially enjoyed a ventrilliquist on ours.

5. Palo - hands down favorite!

6. Pirate night was our favorite .... as you might be able to tell from my signature.

7. Don't exactly have a "usual" lunch spot since we've only been on one cruise so far.

 

[zakatak]

How do you request which early seating time and rotation?

You ask DCL (or your travel agent) to request a certain dining time or rotation.

 

[cjckclan]

You ask DCL (or your travel agent) to request a certain dining time or rotation.

Can we do this 655 days before we sail? Who's counting anyway?

 

[disneypoor]

Yes, I will need to change my name to disneypoortoo.

We are very blessed. Not everybody in my family is going on all these trips....but I am!! (and that is all that matters!! )

I kindof like Disneypoortoo!

 

[samkj]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
FIRST!!

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
No, this will be our first!

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main

I can't answer any of the other questions since we haven't sailed before!

Cruising with me will be:
me, Amy-38
DH, Steve-39
DD-10-Macy
DD-8-Kinsey
DS-7-Jackson

 

[samkj]

What is secret deck 7?

 

[suzynuprin]

Crashing this thread as we are now officially booked to dine like the Pilgrims, Disney-style. Here are answers to your most pressing questions:

1) What # cruise will this one be for you? If I can count correctly, we just did #3 and after 3 comes...4. Yep, that would be number 4 for us.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)? No - we just got back from the NYE cruise on the Magic and one can only fork over so much money to the four fingered fur ball. But, we are available for adoption if you are interested in bringing our family of five on your cruise. I can also be hired as scribe for your adventures...and I hardly take up any room.

3) Main or Late Dining?
Late...better to go to bed on a full stomach, right? Besides, it's like one long extended dinner show when you throw in the obligatory buffet IMMEDIATELY following your late dinner.

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Mickey Mom Smack Down...alright, you would have to read my TR to understand that....

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Definately Palo - I mean where else can you find a calorie laden brunch where you instantly gain 20 pounds just by stepping in the restaurant.

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Playing hide and seek with my family. Basically, I hide out in the adult area, they spend all day figuring out where I disappeared to.

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Split - done both Parrot Cay or Top Siders, but last two cruises was Parrot Cay. Last ones in the restaurant...I think we even had to hunt down the hand wipes.

8) What is your favorite place on the ship
Cruise Director Brent's room...oh, no not that...uh, anyplace relatively quiet. Secret Deck 7 is always a winner - now if I could just figure out how to steal one of those day beds from the Spa Alone time, I'm all set.

Cruising with me - ages now (because disclosing ages 600+ days in advance requires lots of mental math, and I have a brain the size of a pea):

Me, Su (37)
DH Dave (35)
DD Delaney (7)
DS Jack (4)
DS Max (2)

We are also trying to rope in other family members to lessen the guilt of ditching them for Thanksgiving. Stay tuned....

Su

 

[mommykeg]

OK...I'll play!!

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
It will be our 3rd.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Yes--we will be cruising on the Magic in just 25 days!!! (March 3rd Eastern)

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
I really liked the kid's graduation show and Twice Charmed

5) Favorite Restaurant on any Disney Ship?
Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Listening to the ship's horn at the sailaway...and relaxing on those comfy chairs on deck 4.

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Parrot Cay is where we ate on cruise #1 and where we plan to eat on cruise #2--I like the idea of setting our carryons down and having drinks served to us while we take turns going to the buffet with the kids.

Cruising in our party will be (with ages at time of the cruise)....
Me, Kim (will be turning 40 Dec 2, 2008! )
DH Danny (38)
DD Alexis (11)
DS Hunter (7)

 

[AF5FAM]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
This is our 2nd. We did a four day in January 05 and knew we wanted to do a 7 day the minute we stepped off the ship.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Not unless I win the lotto!!

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main, I can't sleep on a full stomach and my two youngest would be a mess if they didn't eat until that late.

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
I really enjoyed all the show on our first cruise.

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Palo, no contest.

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Hmmm....hard to pin down just one. But afternoon coffee (or hot chocolate) and warm chocolate chip cookies made me feel good all over!

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Last time we ate at the buffet. Quick, easy and the kids always like a place they can pick out their own food.

8) What is your favorite place on the ship
My veranda watching the sunset with my family.