11/22/2009 3 Night Wonder Cruise

[TinkerKat]

I am tentatively planning on being on this cruise as well! Fingers crossed.
Does anyone know if the ship will be decorated for the 22nd? I'm so used to all decorations being done by Thanksgiving Day. Not a week before.
I will be making my calls tomorrow and will update my trip status

 

[MissMousey]

Is this both of your first Disney Cruise? Have you cruised other lines? I never thought I'd be able to say this, but this will be my family's fourth and my fifth Disney Cruise. Ask away if you have any questions you can think of.

Hi MelissaE1, we actually took a 7 day cruise back in 2004 (Western) but it didn't go well for us. So we waited a while for the kids to get older and now we're trying again, we're gonna start with a 3 day

 

[MissMousey]

Does anyone know if the ship will be decorated for the 22nd? I'm so used to all decorations being done by Thanksgiving Day. Not a week before.

I'm really not sure. But when we did our western DCL cruise back in 2004 (same week Nov 20-26th) the ship was all decorated and so was Castaway Cay! I just finished looking through my pics of that cruise because I couldn't recall from memory. I can post a few of them if you are really interested. I do vividly remember getting back on the ship at Castaway Cay though. They put out a snowman and snowwoman (resin/plastic) near a big giant sleigh and they were making real snow

Hope you can join us on this cruise

 

[MelissaE1]

Hey Melissa, it actually is Mike .

Oops, sorry Mike. That's what I get for assuming, lol. My DH is traveling quite a lot lately too, so I can sympathize with Deb.

Michelle, I hope this one goes better for you. Were your kids just too young for you to properly enjoy it? Our first one, my DS was 8 and he would have almost nothing to do with the lab... he stuck to us like glue for the whole time. After reading up on the kids never wanting to come out of the activities we were pretty surprised. The next time we went we prepared for him to be with us, and he surprised us again by doing the total opposite! Kids keep you on your toes, don't they?

As far as the holiday decorations, according to some threads here, the ship should be decorated, but Castaway Cay is supposed to be decorated for the first time for the Magic's stop on the Friday after T'giving (so Sat. would be the first Wonder cruisers to see it). Not sure if it will be the same this year, though. Maybe we'll get to see it, too!

TinkerKat, keep us posted.

 

[MissMousey]

Our first one, my DS was 8 and he would have almost nothing to do with the lab... he stuck to us like glue for the whole time. After reading up on the kids never wanting to come out of the activities we were pretty surprised.

That's exactly what happened to us. Neither of the kids wanted to leave our sides for 10 minutes. We wanted to do galley tours and other activities that they weren't old enough to participate in. It was so disappointing. My DH wanted off the ship about the 3rd day. My daughter was terrified of all the characters and ran out of the restaurant alone one morning, the list goes on and on. Reality just didn't match up to our expectations!

As far as the holiday decorations, according to some threads here, the ship should be decorated, but Castaway Cay is supposed to be decorated for the first time for the Magic's stop on the Friday after T'giving (so Sat. would be the first Wonder cruisers to see it). Not sure if it will be the same this year, though. Maybe we'll get to see it, too!

We visited Castaway Cay the Friday after Thanksgiving, so that must be why it was already done when we were there last time. Oh well -- it's a beautiful island even without the decorations!

 

[nydisfan]

Oops, sorry Mike. That's what I get for assuming, lol. My DH is traveling quite a lot lately too, so I can sympathize with Deb.

No need to apologize, after reading a lot of the boards here I am getting the felling that I am in the minority (seems to be mostly women posters).

That's exactly what happened to us. Neither of the kids wanted to leave our sides for 10 minutes. We wanted to do galley tours and other activities that they weren't old enough to participate in. It was so disappointing. My DH wanted off the ship about the 3rd day.

That is what I am nervous about. We are taking DS5 and are hoping he will go to kids club. He has seen the promotional DVD and is excited about the stuff he has seen, but who knows what will happen once we are there.


TinkerKat, welcome to the thread, keep us posted.

 

[MissMousey]

That is what I am nervous about. We are taking DS5 and are hoping he will go to kids club. He has seen the promotional DVD and is excited about the stuff he has seen, but who knows what will happen once we are there.

From what I have read, it really is not the norm that this happens with kids. We really shouldn't have been surprised because our kids are pretty much like this at home too. We just figured with so much to do, they would be engrossed in the fun. This time though they are 5 years older and will be able to roam together without us for short periods of time (with pagers/walkie talkies of course). And they are really excited to have a little freedom. Hopefully a few years will make a world of difference. I would just prepare for the worst and then you won't be disappointed.

How did it go TinkerKat? Were you able to book?

 

[stitch and co]

Our family will be joining all of you! Moved from the 10/22/09 sailing to this cruise since the kids now have the whole week of Thanksgiving off. After the cruise we are splurging and going to stay at the Poly .

The kids don't know yet that they are going as this is a graduation gift for the oldest who has always wanted to take a Disney cruise. They probably won't know until July when they make me tell them why they are getting passports.

 

[MissMousey]

Welcome to our thread and the cruise! So glad you will be joining us!

 

[MelissaE1]

Our family will be joining all of you!

Welcome! What an awesome celebration for your DD!

 

[MelissaE1]

Hi everyone,

Just checking in. How is everyone's weather? We had a LOT of rain yesterday, but otherwise have been having nice early summer weather... low 80's and sunny.

We've been spending a lot of weekend time on the bay (some friends of ours bought a hurricane-demolished piece of property and are fixing it up). They have a small sailboat and little motorboat out there, plus kayaks, and kids my kids' age, so that's nice. Gives us something fun (and free!) to do.

Anyone have any summer plans? We spend 2 weeks in Michigan around 4th of July, my DD does sleepover camp in June and both kids do soccer camp, plus we have a few people coming to visit us (they love the beach). Looking forward to being busy... it's fun, and it will make the cruise come faster!

 

[MinnesotaMouse]

Just saying HI--we cruised on the Wonder in February 09 and then joined DVC onboard. We have a free 3-night cruise coming (it was one of the incentives at that time) and I am hoping to go with all of you on 11/22. Then planning to check out our "home resort" Bay Lake Towers for a couple of nights after we get off the boat. Can't quite get my husband to commit yet to these dates so I haven't called for reservations. It would be my DH, DS15 and DD13, and me. We have cruised on the Wonder twice before and we all loved it! Can't believe we have the possibility of a third cruise in two years--something we never expected to do! I'll let you know when and if I get all of this planned.

PS--If we stay at BLT on Thanksgiving Day, where is the best Disney restaurant to find a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner?? (gotta think of the important things you know--like food! Ha!)

 

[MelissaE1]

Hi MinnesotaMouse.

Hope everything works out for this week for you. A free cruise is awesome! Do you know if there are any restrictions? I ask because we are also sailing on a promotional offer ($99 each) and we had a pretty tough time getting this date. It might be a good idea to call and check just so you can plan accordingly.

I've been checking out the Thanksgiving options myself, Liberty Tree Tavern in MK seems very popular, but there is also one at Epcot (Can't remember the name) and several resort restaurants (Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness Lodge is one) that seem to get mentioned a lot, too. I've seen a couple of threads on this over on the WDW trip planning board. There are so many choices!

Good luck with your planning!

 

[MissMousey]

Just checking in. How is everyone's weather? We had a LOT of rain yesterday, but otherwise have been having nice early summer weather... low 80's and sunny.

We've been spending a lot of weekend time on the bay (some friends of ours bought a hurricane-demolished piece of property and are fixing it up). They have a small sailboat and little motorboat out there, plus kayaks, and kids my kids' age, so that's nice. Gives us something fun (and free!) to do.

Anyone have any summer plans? We spend 2 weeks in Michigan around 4th of July, my DD does sleepover camp in June and both kids do soccer camp, plus we have a few people coming to visit us (they love the beach). Looking forward to being busy... it's fun, and it will make the cruise come faster!

Oh my gosh, we're drowning up here in VA. We've had about 7 days of rain. Today was on and off showers with a few dry hours. But we're expecting several more days of rain to come. Where's the ark??

I'm glad to hear that you guys have been able to enjoy some nice weather though. It's sounds like a great time on the water

We are traveling to NYC in June for 3 nights using Marriott Reward Points. Then in August we managed to trade a week of DVC points to stay up in Vermont for a week. We're really looking forward to that trip!

Just saying HI--we cruised on the Wonder in February 09 and then joined DVC onboard. We have a free 3-night cruise coming (it was one of the incentives at that time) and I am hoping to go with all of you on 11/22. Then planning to check out our "home resort" Bay Lake Towers for a couple of nights after we get off the boat. Can't quite get my husband to commit yet to these dates so I haven't called for reservations. It would be my DH, DS15 and DD13, and me. We have cruised on the Wonder twice before and we all loved it! Can't believe we have the possibility of a third cruise in two years--something we never expected to do! I'll let you know when and if I get all of this planned.

Hope it all works out for you! Hope to see you onboard

Hi MinnesotaMouse.
Hope everything works out for this week for you. A free cruise is awesome! Do you know if there are any restrictions? I ask because we are also sailing on a promotional offer ($99 each) and we had a pretty tough time getting this date. It might be a good idea to call and check just so you can plan accordingly.

I've been checking out the Thanksgiving options myself, Liberty Tree Tavern in MK seems very popular, but there is also one at Epcot (Can't remember the name) and several resort restaurants (Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness Lodge is one) that seem to get mentioned a lot, too. I've seen a couple of threads on this over on the WDW trip planning board. There are so many choices! Good luck with your planning!

We will be staying at SSR the evening of Thanksgiving but will be visiting and eating dinner at my in-laws house (about 2 hours north of Orlando) for most of the day. Then we transfer over to BLT for 2 nights. Can't wait to check out the new resort.

 

[stitch and co]

Hi everyone,

Just checking in. How is everyone's weather? We had a LOT of rain yesterday, but otherwise have been having nice early summer weather... low 80's and sunny.

Anyone have any summer plans? We spend 2 weeks in Michigan around 4th of July, my DD does sleepover camp in June and both kids do soccer camp, plus we have a few people coming to visit us (they love the beach). Looking forward to being busy... it's fun, and it will make the cruise come faster!

Weather has been great this week mid 70's to 80, which is much nicer than the snow and rain of the last 5 weekends.


Summer is looking very busy for us. The girls will be going to Chicago in July to visit their cousins for the first time since they moved there two years ago. We also have to try and squeeze in a couple of out of state college campus visits for the oldest, and that looks like we will be going to California right now but last month is was Kansas City, so that trip is up in the air right now. Middle DD is a cheerleader at high school so that means cheer camp, team practice and tumbling classes during the summer plus fitting in drivers educations classes. The youngest aspires to do anything the middle DD does so it looks like swim lessons and tumbling classes for her (she is so easy right now ).

Looking at what I just typed, I need a vacation!

 

[TinkerKat]

Hope you guys have a wonderful time! I tried for this cruise, but it was sold out for my codes... I'll be sailing on Dec. 10th instead. Have a great time!

 

[ilovecraigandcooper]

YAY for cruising! this is our date and even though its forever away i am beyond excited!

 

[MissMousey]

Hope you guys have a wonderful time! I tried for this cruise, but it was sold out for my codes... I'll be sailing on Dec. 10th instead. Have a great time!

Sorry you won't be joining us, but hope you have a WONDERful cruise in December!

YAY for cruising! this is our date and even though its forever away i am beyond excited!

Welcome to our cruise meet thread Shanon!

 

[nydisfan]

We just got our passport so we are now officially ready to go on the cruise. I can't wait, even though it is 5 month's away.



Welcome to the cruise Shannon and family. <><

 

[ilovecraigandcooper]

THANKS GUYS! we havent gotten our passports yet. i did get the paperwork to fill out, i just havent done it yet.

my plan for paying for this cruise was to count the weeks until final payment due and make a small payment every week so it wouldnt hurt so bad HOWEVER i have only made 2 small payments i'll end up waiting until the last minute and then have to come up with the whole thing at once, sometimes my stupidity amazes even me