11/22/2009 3 Night Wonder Cruise

[kreedham]

I am a little bummed. I thought the movie 51 would have been on the boat since it is released the Friday before we leave. Still hopefull.

It's not a Disney movie!

 

[MelissaE1]

Hello everyone.

MissMousey, got the list, and thank you.

Anyone packed yet? Haven't even started here. Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida has decided to pay us a visit, so probably won't get much done in the next two days since my kids are home from school. So glad the 3 night cruises are casual since I don't want to deal with formal wear! Probably will pack matching outfits for a Christmas card pic as the company who does the portraits will allow you to copy them.

Can't believe we are leaving in a week and a half for WDW!

 

[disneypoor]

Lol for some reason when you said "We all booked Cat. 12" I thought I read "we even booked the cat". Wow I'm getting old.

No cats in our house. We do have a couple of boxer dogs. Think Disney would mind if we brought them along? LOL!

Susan

 

[disneypoor]

Hello everyone.

MissMousey, got the list, and thank you.

Anyone packed yet? Haven't even started here. Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida has decided to pay us a visit, so probably won't get much done in the next two days since my kids are home from school. So glad the 3 night cruises are casual since I don't want to deal with formal wear! Probably will pack matching outfits for a Christmas card pic as the company who does the portraits will allow you to copy them.

Can't believe we are leaving in a week and a half for WDW!

We are thinking alike, Melissa! I just went yesterday and bought some shirts for our family picture/Christmas card that I plan to have done on the ship. We've always done the family pictures, and they always turn out so good. I just can't let a cruise go by without making the family take a picture. They'll love me for it some day, right?

 

[MissMousey]

I was just wondering if anybody is planning/hoping to upgrade once at the port. If so, how will we be able to communicate this to each other for purposes of the fish extender? Hmmm...anyone have any ideas? Anyone hoping to upgrade?

 

[MelissaE1]

I just can't let a cruise go by without making the family take a picture. They'll love me for it some day, right?

LOL, that's what I keep telling mine anyway!

Week and a half left to wait!!

 

[disneypoor]

I was just wondering if anybody is planning/hoping to upgrade once at the port. If so, how will we be able to communicate this to each other for purposes of the fish extender? Hmmm...anyone have any ideas? Anyone hoping to upgrade?

I don't think anyone will be upgrading for this cruise. After we got our room assignments, we tried to call to pay for an upgrade if one was available, and they told us the ship was sailing full and there were no rooms left for our family of four. I called again yesterday for something else and decided to ask one more time just to make sure, and I was told the same thing. It sounds like we'll be sailing at full capacity. I don't care as long as I am on the ship. I need a vacation BAD. It's almost here!!!!!

Susan

 

[MelissaE1]

I was just wondering if anybody is planning/hoping to upgrade once at the port. If so, how will we be able to communicate this to each other for purposes of the fish extender? Hmmm...anyone have any ideas? Anyone hoping to upgrade?

I had actually thought about asking, although it sounds like it would be a moot point. Kind of glad actually, for two reasons. One, we would be trying to upgrade to a suite, and I'm afraid if we tried one my DH would never go back! Second because I tried to take my DD's best friend on this one with us and her mom said no, much to our surprise (she's know us since she was 3, but mom hates Disney). It's horrible that she hears us talking about cruising all the time. But her mom said we could book one on the Dream for 2 years out and she could go, so I think I'll be putting down a deposit on that instead. Just a quickie with myself, my DD and her friend, but I want to take that kid so bad! Who hates Disney?

If for some reason someone does get an upgrade or a change in cabin assignment at the port, they could just put a note on everyone else's door maybe?

P.S. How funny is it that with the infrequency we all post here, you and I posted one minute apart!

 

[MissMousey]

One, we would be trying to upgrade to a suite, and I'm afraid if we tried one my DH would never go back! !

That's too funny! Those are my thoughts exactly--my DH keeps asking about the Roy Disney suite. Uh, no thanks. That's probably like three years worth of vacation money we'd blow all at once.

If for some reason someone does get an upgrade or a change in cabin assignment at the port, they could just put a note on everyone else's door maybe?!

Sounds like a good idea. Glad someone's thinkin'

P.S. How funny is it that with the infrequency we all post here, you and I posted one minute apart!

I didn't even notice, but what a coincidence. What are the odds?

 

[Live4FW]

P.S. How funny is it that with the infrequency we all post here, you and I posted one minute apart!

I have been on a few other cruise meet threads and have been shocked by how few people have found this thread and that the posting is so infrequent. Especially given how full the boat is. Must be alot of DISuninitiated folks on this cruise

We probably would have joined in on the FE but at this point we will be lucky to just get to the boat on time.

We booked cat 12 and actually were assigned cat 12 so we are still remotely hoping for an upgrade and may check at port. I guess that since the ship is so full means that probably won't happen.

Just so darn happy to be cruising again in a little over a week!

 

[MelissaE1]

I have been on a few other cruise meet threads and have been shocked by how few people have found this thread and that the posting is so infrequent. Especially given how full the boat is. Must be alot of DISuninitiated folks on this cruise

Definitely interesting for a cruise so close to a holiday... especially if we are sailing full. Only thing I can think of is maybe many of the DIS folks are more likely to book on T'giving itself? Who knows. We actually weren't even supposed to have access to this date, we just got lucky.

Also I sent you a PM... thought I would mention it here because mine are acting different... it used to be that it would pop up a message when I got a new one, but now it doesn't and I just have to notice the tiny print up in the right corner. Could take me months, lol.

 

[disneypoor]

Is everyone else working on packing this weekend? I'm so excited that it is almost here! Our flight will be leaving Kansas City at 7:55 a.m. next Friday morning. We're staying at WDW and doing Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Friday night and then doing some of our favorite rides at the other parks next Saturday. I have a friend whose family is just now flying back from WDW after being there for a week. She said the weather has been quite warm. We all sailed on the Magic last Thanksgiving and when we went to MVMCP, we had to wear jackets and gloves. I'm hoping for a little warmer weather this year.

Hope everyone is getting as excited as I am. I NEED this vacation!

Susan

 

[disneyfan03]

I just finished my Disney Cruise Line House Party and now I can finally start packing. I have so much to do I can't believe we leave in a week. After todays party it made me even more excited. Hope everyone has a great week. See you on the Wonder!

 

[bekkio]

A week from right now, our plane would have just landed and we will be on our way to AKV! We're all getting excited for the cruise, we've been obsessively checking the current weather in both Orlando and Nassau.

We've got our plans all set, now we just need to get through this next week of school and work. Can't wait!

 

[disneypoor]

A week from right now, our plane would have just landed and we will be on our way to AKV! We're all getting excited for the cruise, we've been obsessively checking the current weather in both Orlando and Nassau.

We've got our plans all set, now we just need to get through this next week of school and work. Can't wait!

It sounds like we have a lot in common! I've also been telling my family, "A week from now....."! I, too, have been checking the weather for Orlando and Nassau multiple times per day. I did notice that they took the rain out of the forecast for next Friday and Saturday. We are doing MVMCP Friday night and then park hopping on Saturday, so we were hoping for good weather. Last year, we about froze at MVMCP, but it looks as if this year is going to be much warmer.

Like you, we just need to get through four days of work and school, and then, IT'S VACATION TIME!!!!!

 

[MelissaE1]

Good morning everyone!

My laundry is pretty much done, car is clean, starting my packing. I have to be done by tomorrow night because of going to space camp with my DD at 5:30 Wed. morning. In 5th grade my DS went to space camp at Kennedy, that would sure be a lot easier than Huntsville! DH is leaving tomorrow morning for Vegas and flying directly into Orlando and meeting us there, so it will be a lot of driving by myself but so worth it once we get there. Really looking forward to MVMCP and seeing the holiday decorations and Osborne lights since we have never been at this time of year.

How is everyone else doing on their preparations?

P.S. Live4FW, my DD is really enjoying the correspondence!

 

[disneypoor]

I have the house cleaned and all of the laundry done (until the kids get home from school). I haven't really started officially packing yet, but I have gone out and bought all of our travel stuff and have laid out some of the clothes we'll be wearing. I'll probably pack last minute--late Thursday night. Our flight leaves bright and early Friday morning. MVMCP--here we come!!! It's snowing here today, so I can't wait for this trip!

 

[Live4FW]

Good morning everyone!

How is everyone else doing on their preparations?

P.S. Live4FW, my DD is really enjoying the correspondence!

Well, we started getting ready this weekend. Spent all weekend running errands that had been put off for the last couple of months.

We are still trying to decide when to drive in. We are going to Tampa first to pick up DGM and then head over to port first thing Sunday. We are trying to decide whether to brave the traffic Friday night or head out early Sat AM. The kids want to go to Busch Gardens on Saturday. We are going to hit Sea World on way back to Tampa Wednesday

We will make it come heck or high water!

DD is thrilled to correspond with your DD. Every few hours this weekend I was given a new update on what things both of them lilked together. Should be really fun for them.

We actually paid for an upgrade on one of our cat 12's this weekend ($100 now cat 11 gty). We were going to do both but only one available

 

[bekkio]

We're leaving for Orlando early Saturday morning, so that left this weekend to gather up the last of our needed supplies. Of course my DD11 waited until Sunday to tell me that her preferred bathing suit was too small! She'll just have to deal with the wedgies, since it's too late to order anything new.

I don't know if I missed it, but is there a meetup planned sometime during the cruise? I'm afraid I'm way too disorganized to participate in the fish extender exchange, but I always like meeting new people.

 

[MelissaE1]

I don't know if I missed it, but is there a meetup planned sometime during the cruise? I'm afraid I'm way too disorganized to participate in the fish extender exchange, but I always like meeting new people.

I don't think we ever got around to organizing that, but having done it a few times I can say that the thing that worked best out of the ones I've participated in was 3:00 on boarding day, deck 10, on the side where the port building is. Everyone is usually done with their initial running around and you have a little bit before you have to go back for the drill. It worked great for us!

Anyone interested?