11/29/07 - 3 days of Wedding Wonder!

[tradster2007]

Just wondering if anyone was going to be on the 11/29 3 night. My fiance and I are getting married on Castaway Cay on 12/1 (after being together 8 years)!! Anyone on their way to their favorite beach chair can say they know the bride!

 

[Steve's Wife]

What an amazing wedding idea! I'm curious -- do they have a particular area for weddings or do you get to choose? I'll keep an eye out for you. We'll be celebrating as well. My brother's birthday is the 30th. Hey, we were planning on dining the last night at Palos -- you're not going to be renting the whole thing out for a reception or anything, are you?

Lori

 

[reigle4]

My husband, myself and my granddaughter are going to be on this cruise. It will be our 1st ever Disney cruise. We have always cruised Carnival in the past. I know you are as excited as we are. I hope we all have a great cruise and smooth sailing. I bet you will be the one on the beach in white. Will it be a bikini or a dress? Keep in touch. I just love weddings.

 

[tradster2007]

I have a lot of children coming to the wedding and they can't go to Palo so we decided to keep our normal dining rotation for the wedding night. We get married on the pier at the end of the family beach. I think it's near the Heads Up Bar. It's a 10 in the morning then we head back to the ship for the quick reception so we can all change and head back to Castaway! Most of the people coming to the wedding (I have about 30 guests right now) have never been on the cruise so I want to make sure they get to experience Castaway Cay. This will be my 4th Disney cruise and my evil plan is to make sure that we take a cruise for every single anniversary! It's my way of working one in every year. Very excited to hear that we won't be the only people on the ship!!! And very excited to hear about a 1st time Disney cruiser!! I will be the one in the white dress riding on the back of the golf cart to the bar!!

 

[Steve's Wife]

I love the idea of anniversaries at sea! I'll be looking for you on the island -- this is so exciting and romantic. . .We were married on July 3rd, so our annual tradition turned into a backyard barbecue.
I've cruised a few times on the Wonder and once on the Magic, but my brother and my step-father have never been cruising before. I'm very excited to show them the ship and Castaway Cay. Glad to have you on board, Reigle 4!

Lori

 

[reigle4]

I love the idea of anniversaries at sea! I'll be looking for you on the island -- this is so exciting and romantic. . .We were married on July 3rd, so our annual tradition turned into a backyard barbecue.
I've cruised a few times on the Wonder and once on the Magic, but my brother and my step-father have never been cruising before. I'm very excited to show them the ship and Castaway Cay. Glad to have you on board, Reigle 4!

Lori

I am not the one getting married on this cruise. It is someone who replied with the same sail date. I will be celebrating my 50th Birthday on this cruise though. I figured if I was out to sea nobody would be able to do anything depressing to remind me of it. I may be 50 in age but never at heart. I still am a Disney princess kid. It's just now I have to share being a princess with my granddaughter.

 

[Steve's Wife]

Sorry for the confusion -- I know Tradster is our bride, but I'm glad you're coming, too! So, we've got one wedding and two birthdays -- so much to celebrate!

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

Hi all,

We are happy to be joining the happy couple on the 11/29 Wonder cruise. A looooong time ago, I posted a note looking for other dissers on the trip. Glad to see all of you and hope to chat more.

Jamie

 

[Steve's Wife]

Hi Jamie --
I was beginning to wonder if we were cruising on a ghost ship! Glad to know you'll be with us.

Lori

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

Hi Lori,

We're very excited to be going back to see Mickey again. We've never been on the Wonder. I just upgraded our room today from a Cat. 9 to a 6 - I think the price may have dropped some from when we booked because it was only an additional $160 to make the change. First time for a verandah for us so that will be fun. I'm not going to tell the two little Foxes that we changed our room - will be a nice surprise for them.

Are you planning on doing early booking on the 31st?

 

[Steve's Wife]

Good for you! There's something special about a verandah! I'm in a teeny-tiny standard inside. My mom and her husband were supposed to cruise on the Wonder two years ago, but he had some medical problems and they had to cancel at the last minute. I'm bound and determined that they have a good time on this "re-do". I'm definately booking asap. I want a Palo rservation for the 30th so we can celebrate my brother's birthday in style. Are you looking for anything in particular?

Lori

 

[Steve's Wife]

I blew the date! Fortunately, I was still able to get in to Palo on the 30th, and book a massage for my brother. Whew! I hope everybody else got what they needed.

Lori

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

DH and I decided to skip Palo this time around. With just three nights, we wanted to have dinner with the kids. We thought long and hard about spa stuff and just decided to visit the rainforest if we get time. Now, I just need to decide between Cable and Cabbage beaches for our Nassau day. We're going to do it on our own. What's everyone else doing in Nassau?

 

[Steve's Wife]

We're still working that one out. My mom is a little unsteady on her feet, and her husband tires easily, so I'm a little afraid to push them to explore Nassau. My brother has never been on a cruise before. He's booked for an afternoon massage and a morning personal training session, so I think he's going to be "Spa-Boy". How does the rainforest work? I've never done it before.

Can't wait!
Lori

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

You can get a day pass to the Tropical Rainforest Room for $15. You can also get a pass good for the whole trip. It's a room with 6 or 8 heated tile lounge chairs. You can just lounge there and listen to the fountains in the room. Then, there are a couple of different showers that are scented. There's a sauna too. You can get a nice cup of tea or water and just chill. Last time, I took a book, spent about 1 1/2 hours there and left SOOOOOOO relaxed. Plus, you don't need an appointment - just go when you feel like it.

And no kids!!

 

[Steve's Wife]

Thanks for the info -- sounds great! That's my kind of spa activity. It's so wonderful to have this trip to look forward to. We're starting our third week of school tomorrow, and I think that I'll want a little diversion by the end of November. I found a handful of scattered leaves on the front lawn this morning -- autumn's coming!

Lori

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

LEAVES ON THE LAWN!?!?!? Still feels very much like summer here. 88 degrees today and at 6:30 a.m., it's already 77 degrees. I dread the day when the flip flops go into the closet for the winter.

Our kids are on their 3rd week as well. Started the Monday before Labor Day. I just grabbed a few minutes online before waking them up to scoot them out the door.

Will there be any little ones travelling with you on the boat? We have an 11 year old boy and a daughter who turns 9 in October.

 

[Steve's Wife]

Sadly not. We have "furry kids" at home, and the ones at school belong to other people.
We'll actually be pulling from the other end of the spectrum -- 76 year old mom and her 81 year old husband. Oh, and my little baby brother who will be turning 39 in Nassau!
This week the Travel Channel keeps taunting me with the DCL show -- I want to go now!!!

Lori

 

[NEDISFAN]

I just wanted to chime in and say hello to everyone. We are going on my first cruise with our 2 kids (8&10). I will be looking for the new bride. Anybody have any recommendations for excursions for the kids? I am thinking we will do the excursions at Castaway Cay and explore Nassua.

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

Hi NEDISFAN,

We also have two kids cruising with us. A daughter, turning 9 in October, and a son who just turned 11. We are planning to check out Nassau in the morning (see the fort, maybe the pirate museum and a carriage ride) and then go to Cable Beach for a few hours (weather permitting). I forget which hotel we're going to get a day pass for...it's the one where they're doing major pool renovations. We're crossing our fingers that they finish on time.

We're getting pretty excited. Just think, in a few short days we can all say "hey, we're going on our Disney Cruise next month!"